Adoption of an Electronic Submission Process for Unclassified Technical Reports

Abstract

In any given year, the Air Force Research Laboratory's Information Directorate publishes an average of 250 technical reports describing the results of scientific research performed for efforts aimed at furthering the Air Force's C4I capabilities. Today's military environment places a premium on the rapid dissemination of information. However, the process used to distribute technical reports has remained heavily manpower-intensive and paper-based, and has changed little over the past 50 years. In this paper, the authors describe a re-invention of the business process used for distribution of technical reports. This new process uses the latest information technology as an enabler to make the process more streamlined and cost-efficient. As a result of implementing this new process, the flow of scientific information is more rapid, Federal Government mandates to reduce the amount of paperwork generated are being met, and significant cost savings are being achieved.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2002
Accession Number
ADA462772

Entities

People

  • Frederick G. Hall
  • Helen M. Rico

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Contractors
  • Department Of Defense
  • Electronic Mail
  • Engineers
  • Hard Copy
  • Information Operations
  • Information Security
  • Information Systems
  • Military Research
  • New York
  • Personnel Management
  • Spreadsheet Software
  • Standards
  • Technical Information Centers
  • Word Processors

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Library and Information Science
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics