January 2020
Improve DoD Outreach for Technology and Products from Global Markets • How have militaries in the past benefted from global technology development? • How/why have mi l ita r ies missed the la rgest technological advances? • What are the key areas that require theDoD’s focus and attention in the coming years to maintain or enhance the technological advantage of its weapon systems and equipment? • What types of eforts should theDoDconsider pursuing to increase the breadth and depth of technology push eforts in DoD acquisition programs? • How effectively are the DoD’s global science and technology investments transitioned into DoD acquisition programs? • Are the DoD’s applied research and development (i.e., acquisition program) investments efectively pursuing and using sources of global technology to afordably meet current and future DoD acquisition program requirements? If not, what steps could the DoD take to improve its performance in these two areas? • What are the strengths and weaknesses of the DoD’s global defense technology investment approach as compared to the approaches used by other nations? • What are the strengths and weaknesses of the DoD’s global defense technology investment approach as compared to the approaches used by the private sector—both domestic and foreign entities (companies, universities, private-public partnerships, think tanks, etc.)? • Howdoes theDoDcurrently assess the relative benefts and risks associated with global versus U.S. sourcing of key technologies used inDoD acquisition programs? Howcould theDoD improve its policies and procedures in this area to enhance the benefts of global technology sourcing while minimizing potential risks?
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