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G The DARPA Model for Advanced Concepts Development
Pages 72-75

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... DARPA's business processes reflect its singular focus on radical innovation for national security in a straightforward way: bring in expert, entrepreneurial program managers; empower them; protect them from red tape; and quickly make decisions about starting, continuing, or stopping research projects. The time horizon for DARPA programs is heavily driven by its staffing philosophy.
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From page 73...
... • United States Special Operations Command liaison -- DARPA representative posted to USSOCOM to maximize the flow of new technology to Special Forces. Questions posed to or by the Committee to Review the NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts included how the federal government in general and NASA in particular should solicit and infuse advanced concepts into its future systems, and how other similar federal agencies such as DARPA accomplish this task.
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From page 74...
... While DARPA does not develop systems ready for production, it does develop prototypes and carry out major system-level demonstrations, normally in a four-phase program. DARPA seeks to transfer or transition programs and concepts to the military departments or other DOD agencies for system development by a Program Executive Office or a Program Management Office that requires a technology readiness level of 6 or more.
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From page 75...
... • What are the midterm and final "exams" to check for success? The time window of interest is a huge difference between DARPA programs and NIAC programs.
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