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Department of Defense initiatives on high energy lasers have been responsive to congressional direction.
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- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Francis, Paul L.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. Department of Defense--Appropriations and expenditures--Evaluation.
- United States.
- United States. Department of Defense--Weapons systems--Research.
- United States. Department of Defense.
- Lasers--Government policy--United States.
- Lasers.
- Expenditures, Public.
- Weapons systems--Research.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Other Title:
- High energy lasers
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, DC : U.S. Government Accountability Office, [2005]
- Summary:
- Congress directed the Department of Defense (DOD) to prepare a master plan to develop laser technologies for potential weapons applications in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000. In response to this legislation, the High Energy Laser (HEL) Executive Review Panel was formed and issued the HEL Master Plan on March 24, 2000. This plan recommended that DOD implement a new management structure for HEL technologies and increase the funding allocated to HELs to achieve a better balance between large demonstration programs and the enabling science and technology projects. Subsequently, in the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2001, Congress directed the Secretary of Defense to implement the management and organizational structure specified in the Master Plan. Congress asked us to review the extent to which DOD has implemented the recommendations of the HEL Master Plan, by assessing (1) whether DOD has achieved more balance between large demonstration projects and the enabling science and technology base projects; (2) whether the DOD funding process focuses on the most critical HEL issues; and (3) what impact the new management structure has had on the coordination and redundancy of HEL technology efforts DOD-wide.
- Notes:
- Title from title screen (viewed on Aug. 10, 2005).
- "May 18, 2005."
- Paper version available from: U.S. Government Accountability Office, 441 G St., NW, Rm. LM, Washington, D.C. 20548.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- "GAO-05-545R."
- OCLC:
- 61271316
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