Reliance 21: Operating Principles
Abstract
In this challenging budgetary environment, the Department's S&T leadership is further strengthening coordination and efficiency through the Reliance 21 framework to ensure the utmost value from investments in science and technology. Reliance 21 is the overarching framework of the Department of Defense's (DoD) Science and Technology (S&T) joint planning and coordination process. The goal of Reliance 21 is to ensure that the DoD S&T community provides solutions and advice to the Department's senior-level decision makers, warfighters, Congress, and other stakeholders in the most effective and efficient manner possible. This is achieved through an ecosystem and infrastructure that enables information sharing, alignment of effort, coordination of priorities, and support for scientists and engineers across the Department. The strength of Reliance 21 is demonstrated in the cross-cutting collaborative teams that provide strategic and technical leadership of the S&T workforce. There are three principal reasons that the Department engages in S&T: 1) Mitigate existing or emerging threats. 2) Generate affordability in the systems the Department acquires and operates. 3) Develop technology based surprise for our adversaries. Reliance 21 is the construct to balance and ensure a coordinated response to address these three areas.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 2014
- Accession Number
- ADA598075
Entities
Organizations
- United States Assistant Secretary of Defense