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Evaluating Defense Department Research

Description: This paper discusses briefly (1) the purposes of research directed toward support of the defense science and technology base and (2) criteria for judging government-supported, military oriented research portfolios. It will not cover, except tangentially, research into science and technology directed to civilian uses or the more advanced development phase of military weapons and systems.
Date: July 1990
Creator: United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The defense technology base: introduction & overview

Description: This special report is the first product of that assessment. It provides an overview of the subject, including specific concerns about the health of the defense technology base and the related issues before Congress. Subsequent reports will probe aspects of this immense problem in greater detail.
Date: March 1988
Creator: United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Adjusting to a New Security Environment: The Defense Technology and Industrial Base Challenge

Description: This background paper, OTA sought information and advice from a broad spectrum of knowledgeable individuals and organizations whose contributions are gratefully acknowledged. As with all OTA studies, the content of this background paper is the sole responsibility of the Office of Technology Assessment and does not necessarily represent the views of our advisers and reviewers.
Date: February 1991
Creator: United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Holding the Edge: Maintaining the Defense Technology Base

Description: This report examines the management of DoD technology base programs and laboratories. It also analyzes the process through which technology is introduced into defense systems, in order to understand why it takes so long and what might be done to speed the process up. Finally, this report examines the exploitation of civilian commercial sector technology for defense needs. It concentrates on the dual questions of expediting military access to civilian technology and keeping the necessary base of… more
Date: April 1989
Creator: United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Holding the Edge: Maintaining the Defense Technology Base—Vol. II, Appendices

Description: The report notes that America’s defense technology base has weathered significantly, with challenges to U.S. high-Technology firms from abroad, increasing dependence on foreign and civilian sources of technology for use in military systems, and growing technological sophistication of our adversaries.
Date: January 1990
Creator: United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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How Has Federal Research on AIDS/HIV Disease Contributed to Other Fields?

Description: The House Committee on Government Operations, Subcommittee on Human Resources and Intergovernmental Relations asked the Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) to document the extent to which federally funded research on AIDS/HIV has contributed to advances in other fields including biomedical and behavior research, prevention, patient care, and health care financing. In response to this request OTA conducted a survey of distinguished biomedical and social scientists. This Staff Paper reports on … more
Date: April 1990
Creator: United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Building Future Security: Strategies for Restructuring the Defense Technology and Industrial Base

Description: This report elaborates on the findings of the earlier OTA publications and examines in greater detail the specific policy choices involved in restructuring the defense technology and industrial base (DTIB) over the next decade.
Date: June 1992
Creator: United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Defense Conversion: Redirecting R&D

Description: Part one of this report analyzes how R&D institutions currently pursuing defense missions could be more responsive and useful to civilian technology development. The Report focuses particularly on the Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) three nuclear weapons laboratories, Livermore National Laboratory, Los Alamos National Laboratory, and Sandia National Laboratories. The report examines two sectors in Part Two: new kinds of automobiles that pollute less and could reduce dependence on foreign oil, an… more
Date: May 1993
Creator: United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Contributions of DOE Weapons Labs and NIST to Semiconductor Technology

Description: This report examines how NIST and DOE weapons laboratories could contribute to advances in semiconductor technology aimed specifically at civilian applications. Semiconductor technology was chosen as an example of a technology focus for a civilian technology initiative, primarily because the industry had already developed a set of comprehensive technology roadmaps and the federal labs had substantial expertise in the area.
Date: September 1993
Creator: United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Science & Technology Review, December 1998

Description: Serial publication produced by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory regarding the institution's research in technology to address concerns about energy, bioscience, and the environment. "Science & Technology Review is published ten times a year to communicate, to a broad audience, the Laboratory's scientific and technological accomplishments in fulfilling its primary missions. The publication's goal is to help readers understand these accomplishments and appreciate their value to the individu… more
Date: December 1998
Creator: Lawrence Livermore National Library
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Science & Technology Review, April 1998

Description: Serial publication produced by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory regarding the institution's research in technology to address concerns about energy, bioscience, and the environment. "Science & Technology Review is published ten times a year to communicate, to a broad audience, the Laboratory's scientific and technological accomplishments in fulfilling its primary missions. The publication's goal is to help readers understand these accomplishments and appreciate their value to the individu… more
Date: April 1998
Creator: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Science & Technology Review, January/February 1998

Description: Serial publication produced by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory regarding the institution's research in technology to address concerns about energy, bioscience, and the environment. "Science & Technology Review is published ten times a year to communicate, to a broad audience, the Laboratory's scientific and technological accomplishments in fulfilling its primary missions. The publication's goal is to help readers understand these accomplishments and appreciate their value to the individu… more
Date: January 1998
Creator: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Science & Technology Review, April 2000

Description: Serial publication produced by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory regarding the institution's research in technology to address concerns about energy, bioscience, and the environment. "Science & Technology Review is published 10 times a year to communicate, to a broad audience, the Laboratory's scientific and technological accomplishments in fulfilling its primary missions. The publication's goal is to help readers understand these accomplishments and appreciate their value to the individua… more
Date: April 2000
Creator: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Science & Technology Review, January/February 1996

Description: Serial publication produced by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory regarding the institution's research in technology to address concerns about energy, bioscience, and the environment. "Science & Technology Review (formerly Energy and Technology Review) is published ten times a year to communicate, to a broad audience, the Laboratory's scientific and technological accomplishments [...]. The publication's goal is to help readers understand these accomplishments and appreciate their value to t… more
Date: January 1996
Creator: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Science & Technology Review, June 1998

Description: Serial publication produced by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory regarding the institution's research in technology to address concerns about energy, bioscience, and the environment. "Science & Technology Review is published ten times a year to communicate, to a broad audience, the Laboratory's scientific and technological accomplishments in fulfilling its primary missions. The publication's goal is to help readers understand these accomplishments and appreciate their value to the indivi… more
Date: June 1998
Creator: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Science & Technology Review, April 2006

Description: Serial publication produced by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory regarding the institution's research in technology to address concerns about energy, bioscience, and the environment. "Science & Technology Review is published ten times a year to communicate, to a broad audience, the Laboratory's scientific and technological accomplishments in fulfilling its primary missions. The publication's goal is to help readers understand these accomplishments and appreciate their value to the individu… more
Date: April 2006
Creator: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Science & Technology Review, December 2000

Description: Serial publication produced by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory regarding the institution's research in technology to address concerns about energy, bioscience, and the environment. "Science & Technology Review is published 10 times a year to communicate, to a broad audience, the Laboratory's scientific and technological accomplishments in fulfilling its primary missions. The publication's goal is to help readers understand these accomplishments and appreciate their value to the individua… more
Date: December 2000
Creator: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Science & Technology Review, April 1996

Description: Serial publication produced by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory regarding the institution's research in technology to address concerns about energy, bioscience, and the environment. "Science & Technology Review (formerly Energy and Technology Review) is published ten times a year to communicate, to a broad audience, the Laboratory's scientific and technological accomplishments [...]. The publication's goal is to help readers understand these accomplishments and appreciate their value to t… more
Date: April 1996
Creator: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Science & Technology Review, April 2001

Description: Serial publication produced by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory regarding the institution's research in technology to address concerns about energy, bioscience, and the environment. "Science & Technology Review is published 10 times a year to communicate, to a broad audience, the Laboratory's scientific and technological accomplishments in fulfilling its primary missions. The publication's goal is to help readers understand these accomplishments and appreciate their value to the individua… more
Date: April 2001
Creator: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Science & Technology Review, December 1997

Description: Serial publication produced by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory regarding the institution's research in technology to address concerns about energy, bioscience, and the environment. "Science & Technology Review is published ten times a year to communicate, to a broad audience, the Laboratory's scientific and technological accomplishments in fulfilling its primary missions. The publication's goal is to help readers understand these accomplishments and appreciate their value to the individu… more
Date: December 1997
Creator: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Science & Technology Review, August 1996

Description: Serial publication produced by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory regarding the institution's research in technology to address concerns about energy, bioscience, and the environment. "Science & Technology Review (formerly Energy and Technology Review) is published ten times a year to communicate, to a broad audience, the Laboratory's scientific and technological accomplishments [...]. The publication's goal is to help readers understand these accomplishments and appreciate their value to t… more
Date: August 1996
Creator: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Science & Technology Review, January/February 1997

Description: Serial publication produced by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory regarding the institution's research in technology to address concerns about energy, bioscience, and the environment. "Science & Technology Review is published ten times a year to communicate, to a broad audience, the Laboratory's scientific and technological accomplishments in fulfilling its primary missions. The publication's goal is to help readers understand these accomplishments and appreciate their value to the individu… more
Date: January 1997
Creator: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Science & Technology Review, April 1997

Description: Serial publication produced by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory regarding the institution's research in technology to address concerns about energy, bioscience, and the environment. "Science & Technology Review is published ten times a year to communicate, to a broad audience, the Laboratory's scientific and technological accomplishments in fulfilling its primary missions. The publication's goal is to help readers understand these accomplishments and appreciate their value to the individu… more
Date: April 1997
Creator: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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