Defense Research: A Primer on the Department of Defense's Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E) Program

Abstract

This report describes the basic elements and issues of the Department of Defense's (DOD) Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E) Program. It defines basic activities supported by the program, presents budget trends, discusses the management of program, and describes the infrastructure in which the program is implemented. This report is for staff new to the area of defense research and for senior staff interested in historical trends. This report will be updated periodically. For tracking congressional action on the current year's budget, the reader is referred to the Issue Brief entitled Defense Research: DOD's Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E) Program, by the same author.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 14, 1999
Accession Number
ADA477855

Entities

People

  • John D. Moteff

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Biomedical
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Base Closures
  • Cold War
  • Congress
  • Contracts
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Electronics
  • Engineering
  • Guided Bombs
  • Materials
  • Materials Science
  • Military Acquisition
  • National Security
  • Research Facilities
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Facilities

Readers

  • Business Analytics
  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Public Financial Management and Budgeting