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5 Conclusions and Recommendations
Pages 34-36

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... Recommendation 2: The Information Sciences Directorate should consider ways to expand the knowledge base beyond that possessed by the program managers when formulating approaches to selecting programs for funding. Recommendation 3: To the extent that program managers in the Information Sciences Directorate demonstrate management of successful programs and expanded knowledge of their discipline and of relevant opportunities to support research with potential application to Army needs, they should be encouraged to exercise their visions for basic science to meet Army needs and be encouraged to maintain their entrepreneurial style in program management.
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... The program managers in the ISD evinced varying levels of engagement with other DoD research, development, and funding agencies such as the Office of Naval Research, the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, and other elements within the Army, such as the Research, Development, and Engineering Centers. Such engagement is important for the maintenance of shared situation awareness and is a key enabler for ARO to continue to "outpunch its weight." Recommendation 6: Program managers within the Information Sciences Directorate should maintain and seek to expand their engagement with other Department of Defense funding agencies such as the Office of Naval Research, the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, and other elements within the Army.
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...  How, specifically, does the project address one or more critical challenges that the Army of the future will face?
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