S&T Organizations and Related Links

Science and Technology is managed and performed at a variety of organizations within the DoD. These organizations jointly plan their work, as reflected in the ASD(R&E) Technology Area Review and Assessment. Information about the programs within each of these organizations is described.

Army Organizations

• Army Research Laboratory (ARL)
• Research Development and Engineering Command
• Rapid Equipping Force (REF)

Navy Organizations

• Office of Naval Research (ONR)
• U. S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL)

Technology Transfer Organizations

• Rapid Fielding Directorate, Asst Sec Def (R&E)
• Federal Laboratory Consortium (FLC)
• ONR Office of Transition (Code 03T)

Air Force Organizations

• Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL)
• Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR)

Defense Organizations

• Assistant Secretary of Defense (Research and Engineering) (formerly DDR&E)
• ASD(RE) Research Directorate, Asst Sec Def
• ASD(RE) Rapid Fielding Directorate 
• Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
• Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA)
• Defense Information Analysis Centers (DIAC)
• Test & Evaluation/Science & Technology Program Office

Other US Government Science and Technology Organizations

• National Science Foundation (NSF)
• National Institutes of Health (NIH)
• Department of Homeland Security Laboratories