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Science and Technology Peer Review: Advanced Technology Development Program Review
Science and Technology Peer Review Advanced Technology Development Program Review Author:Ronald N. Kostoff, Robert Miller, Rene Tshiteya This is a OFFICE OF NAVAL RESEARCH ARLINGTON VA report procured by the Pentagon and made available for public release. It has been reproduced in the best form available to the Pentagon and assembled with Velobinding in a soft, white linen cover. The abstract provided by the Pentagon follows. The science and technology (S&T) programs sponsored by... more » the United States Department of the Navy (DoN) are divided into three major budget categories: 1) Basic Research (6.1) 2) Applied Research (6.2) 3) Advanced Technology Development (6.3) In 1999, DoN commissioned an internal review of the 6.3 program. A thirty-one member review panel met for one week to rate and comment on six evaluation criteria (Military Goal, Military Impact, Technical Approach/ Payoff, Program Executability, Transitionability (to more advanced development/ engineering budget categories or acquisition), Overall Item Evaluation) for each of the fifty- five presentation topics into which the mid- $500 million per year 6.3 program was categorized. This report describes the review process, documents insights gained from the review, summarizes key principles for a high-quality S&T evaluation process, and presents a network- centric protocol for future large-scale S&T reviews.« less