Alternative Governance: A Tool for Military Laboratory Reform (Defense Horizons, Number 34, November 2003)

Abstract

Throughout the Cold War, the United States maintained an edge over adversaries by fielding tech technologically superior warfighting systems. This strategy depended on a strong research and development (R&D) effort in both the public and private sectors, and the community of military laboratories in the Department of Defense played an essential role in the overall effort. Because of the importance of these labs during the Cold War, defense planners continually focused on ways to improve and strengthen them. The end of the Cold War, however, shifted the focus away from laboratory improvement toward consolidation, closure, realignment, and personnel downsizing, as many came to believe much of the R&D done by the military laboratories could, and even should, be done by the private sector.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 2003
Accession Number
ADA422384

Entities

People

  • Kenneth W. Lackie
  • Michael L. Marshall
  • Timothy P. Coffey

Organizations

  • National Defense University

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Base Closures
  • Business Administration
  • Department Of Defense
  • Employment
  • Engineering
  • Governments
  • Law
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Research
  • National Governments
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Procurement
  • Public Administration
  • Test And Evaluation
  • United States

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  • Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.
  • Strategic Security Studies