Assessment of the In-House Laboratory Independent Research at the Army's Research, Development, and Engineering Centers (2020) / Chapter Skim
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. The RPAC's review was guided by the following task statement provided by the National Academies: Under the oversight of the National Academies' Research Program Review and Analysis Committee (RPAC)
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From missiles, airframes, combat and tactical vehicles, communications networks, and the human–system interfaces that link to the warfighter, to fundamental items of personal protective equipment, rations, weapons, and ammunition, RDECOM provides the full spectrum of basic research, development, engineering, and analysis of warfighter systems, from concept to capability. RDECOM subsumes several RDECs.
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Participating DoD Component R&D laboratories or centers will use ILIR funds to initiate and support efforts judged to be important or promising in the accomplishment of missions assigned to that laboratory or center. Each R&D laboratory or center will have wide latitude in the use of ILIR funds, subject to the approval of overall funding levels, to enable performance of innovative, timely, and promising work without requiring formal and prior approval that might delay normal funding authorization.
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The nominal percentages varied across projects in line with the project funding, generally between half and full time; however, it was explained that the primary responsibility of the researchers is to support mission-related applied projects, whose needs can change dynamically, and so some researchers could not always devote the nominally allocated time to the ILIR projects. The RPAC and its panels were instructed that the following items were outside the scope of the assessment and should not be considered during the assessment: • Organizational changes.
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The RPAC was asked to assess the adequacy of equipment, facility, and human resources, but recommending funding adjustments was out of scope. REPORT CONTENTS Considering the findings of the eight panels, the RPAC summarized in this report the findings pertaining to the eight areas of ILIR reviewed and the findings and recommendations that were common across more than one of the areas reviewed.
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