S&T Emphasis Areas
Seven capabilities were identified as cross-cutting areas critical to one or more of the mission areas identified in the Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR). The Science and Technology (S&T) Executive Committee (EXCOM) chartered a Steering Council for each area to develop research and engineering "roadmaps" to inform and guide Department S&T investments for each of the seven areas. These seven capability areas are:
- Autonomy: Autonomous systems to augment military operations;
- Counter Weapons of Mass Destruction: Counter known, unknown and emerging threats;
- Cyber: Improve the DoD performance for all operations in cyber space;
- Data-to-Decisions: Shorten the cycle time from data gathering to decisions;
- Electronic Warfare & Protection: Enhance the electromagnetic spectrum as a military domain;
- Human Systems: Improve the fusion of humans and systems;
- Engineering Resilient Systems: Expedite design and delivery of trustworthy, adaptable and affordable defense systems.
The Department will pursue these priorities across the entire DoD S&T Enterprise, and has begun initiatives to execute the roadmaps for each. These priorities will draw upon relevant ongoing research from across government and industry.
S&T Emphasis Area Resources
Secretary of Defense S&T Priority Memo
Sustaining U.S. Global Leadership:
Priorities for 21st Century Defense
Current Solicitations
Updated 10/1/2012