Assessing the health of Army laboratories : funding for basic research and laboratory capital equipment / by John W. Lyons and Richard Chait.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Lyons, John W., 1930- author.

Chait, Richard, 1937- author.

Contributor:

National Defense University. Center for Technology and National Security Policy, issuing body.

Series:

Defense & technology papers ; no. 72.

Defense & technology papers ; no. 72

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Army--Appropriations and expenditures.

United States.

United States. Army.

Military research--United States--Finance.

Military research.

Laboratories--United States--Equipment and supplies.

Laboratories.

Armed Forces--Appropriations and expenditures.

Laboratories--Equipment and supplies.

Military research--Finance.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (iv, 13 pages).

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : Center for Technology and National Security Policy, National Defense University, 2010.

Summary:

The authors have been studying the Army Science and Technology Laboratories for several years to see what might be done to strengthen them. In this paper, they respond to requests from the office of the Army S & T Executive to address the adequacy of the funding provided to two of the above characteristics: equipment and basic research. The equipment issue is one of providing high quality research tools that enable the research staff to work at the frontiers; the funding of basic research concerns providing a strong program of fundamental and exploratory work. Having both excellent equipment and a foundation in basic research will help to ensure the technical quality of the products from the Army laboratories.

Contents:

pt. 1. The distribution of basic research funds. Introduction and background

Data for the Army laboratories

Assessment

Conclusions

pt. 2. Funding for laboratory capital equipment. Introduction

Definitions and uncertainties

Data from the Army laboratories

Data from other laboratories

Recapitalization rate

Conclusions. pt. 3. Overall recommendations.

Notes:

Title from title screen (viewed on September 23, 2010).

"September 2010."

Series from web site.

Includes bibliographical references.

Other Format:

Print version: Lyons, John W., 1930- Assessing the health of Army laboratories

OCLC:

665066367