DoD Cooperative R&D Agreements: Value Added to the Mission
Abstract
Some trends have been emerging over the last several years that significantly effect the way the Department of Defense (DoD) conducts R&D. One trend is the fact that budgets for R&D (in real dollars) will continue to decrease. Also, the development of commercial high tech industries will continue to be a source of innovation for military procurements in some industrial sectors. With the shrinking of the Federal R&D budget and the proliferation of technology, federal laboratories need to find alternative ways to leverage their R&D through alliances with industry. Industry also prefers to leverage their own R&D efforts by exchanging ideas, accessing unique facilities, and building on the work the labs have done. The purpose of technology transfer is to make federally generated scientific and technological developments accessible to private industry and the state and local governments. Legislation has focused on the transfer of technology from the Federal laboratories to the private sector, however, value also has been realized by the federal partners. The Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) is one mechanism by which technology transfer can occur. The CRADA is a mechanism which allows flexibility in R&D and protects the intellectual property of both parties. The objective of this study was to evaluate a sampling of DoD CRADAs to assess the benefits that the DoD is reaping from participating in these agreements.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 30, 1999
- Accession Number
- ADA367143
Entities
Organizations
- Booz Allen Hamilton