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Record Nr.

UNINA9910704814303321

Autore

Coffey Timothy <1941->

Titolo

"Chance favors only the prepared mind" : the proper role for U.S. Department of Defense science and engineering workforce / / Timothy Coffey

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC : , : Center for Technology and National Security Policy, National Defense University, , 2013

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (30 pages) : color illustration

Collana

Defense & technology paper ; ; no. 102

Soggetti

Scientists in government - United States - Management

Engineers in government - United States - Management

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from title screen (viewed November 12, 2013).

"August 2013."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- A simple context for DOD -- "Competence" vice "inherently governmental" -- Implications of complexity and uncertainty for DOD R&D -- DOD as an employer of scientists and engineers -- The bi-lateral monopoly -- Can DOD maintain the necessary in-house S&E competence? -- Comment on the nuclear weapons laboratories -- Conclusions.