Technical Intelligence
Abstract
Technical Intelligence supports the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (ASD(R&E)) priorities through two primary mechanisms: 1) leveraging the university community through the JASONs; and 2) accessing information on the emergence, maturation, and development of technology globally. JASONs is a group of approximately 65 appropriately cleared experts who provide detailed independent technical assessments of challenging technological problems. JASON members are primarily fully tenured professors in physics, mathematics, biosciences, and engineering disciplines who hold active Sensitive Compartmented Information-level clearances. The annual outputs of the JASONs are studies provided across the leadership and program manager levels which inform and often shape programmatic and technical decisions involving millions of dollars. JASONs were previously funded through university research programs, but their level of technical expertise in systems and development is appropriate for incorporation into Applied Research. The technical intelligence program is working to develop a detailed understanding of both the opportunity and threat aspects from military-relevant technology emergence and advancement across a range of scientific, technology and capability areas. These areas include but are not limited to quantum information sciences, data analytics and data-intensive systems, novel manufacturing, directed energy and other emerging technologies to fight and win in denied and contested environments. Some details are classified, but the focus is to work collaboratively across the Department of Defense (DoD) and the Intelligence Community (IC) to establish a broad horizon scanning and technology forecasting capability. This capability is coupled with implementation of technical net assessments and other approaches to develop detailed analyses of the opportunities and threats posed by the technology and relevant counter-capabilities where impact appears most significant. These efforts will develop insight into our relative position in science and technology around the world over time, as well as determine potential impacts on DoD capability development and future threat environments.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2014
- Source ID
- P535_0602234D8Z_2_0400_PB_2014
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