Defense Science and Technology: Adopting Best Practices Can Improve Innovation Investments and Management
GAO (2017) Defense Science and Technology: Adopting Best Practices Can Improve Innovation Investments and Management, Report No. GAO-17-499, Jun 2017
DOD relies on innovative technologies to ensure the superiority of its weapon systems and planned to invest about $12.5 billion in fiscal year 2017 to achieve this aim. Recently, DOD's leadership role in fostering innovation has been supplanted by the commercial sector. This has changed DOD's approach to technology development by relying more on commercial innovation. This report assesses (1) the practices leading companies employ to manage technology development and (2) the extent to which DOD can incorporate these practices into its own. GAO interviewed eight large, profitable, leading technology companies (Amazon, Dow Chemical, Honeywell, General Motors, IBM, Qualcomm, Siemens AG, and Valvoline) to identify practices they used to manage, prioritize, and assess their technology portfolios. GAO also met with DOD organizations that manage and execute S&T funds to identify their practices.
Publication type:
project report
Publication language:
English
Publication date:
2017
Publication URL:
https://www.gao.gov/assets/690/685524.pdf
Institute:
Science, Technology Assessment, and Analytics team of the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) (STAA)
Country:
United States of America
Project:
Defense Science and Technology: Adopting Best Practices Can Improve Innovation Investments and Management (STAA)

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