LEADER 04549nam 2200505 450 001 9910798730003321 005 20170925011651.0 010 $a1-4422-7963-X 035 $a(CKB)3710000000888260 035 $a(EBL)4714769 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4714769 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000888260 100 $a20161228h20162016 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aFederal research and development contract trends and the supporting industrial base, 2000-2015 /$fJesse Ellman, Kaitlyn Johnson 210 1$aWashington, District of Columbia ;$aLanham, Maryland :$cCenter for Strategic & International Studies :$cRowman & Littlefield,$d2016. 210 4$dİ2016 215 $a1 online resource (77 p.) 225 1 $aCSIS Reports 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4422-7962-1 327 $aFederal Research And Development Contract Trends And The Supporting Industrial Base, 2000-2015; Contents; List of Figures; Executive Summary; Federal R&D contracts have been disproportionately impacted by the budget drawdown; DoD is in the midst of a six-year trough in its development pipeline for major weapons systems; The budget drawdown has caused profound changes to the DoD R&D contracting industrial base; Much of the conventional wisdom was incorrect; Introduction; 1. Federal R&D Contracting in Context; Department of Defense; Army; Navy; Air Force; MDA; NASA 327 $aDepartment of Health and Human ServicesDepartment of Energy; 2. Literature Review; Structure of Overall U.S. R&D Funding; How Does R&D Function during a Recession?; Benefits of R&D Spending during a Shock; Magnitude of R&D Spending; Prioritization of R&D spending within an organization; R&D Spending during Times of Shifting Priorities; Changes in R&D Funding; Changes in targets of R&D spending; Conclusion; 3. How Has the Budget Drawdown Affected Federal R&D Contracting? 327 $aHypothesis 1: Cuts in R&D due to budget drawdown will be done on a salami slice basis, rather than reflecting a thoughtful prioritization of resourcesDepartment of Defense; NASA; HHS; Findings; Hypothesis 2: Newer R&D contracts will bear a disproportionate share of cuts during budget drawdowns; Department of Defense; NASA; HHS; Department of Energy; Findings; Hypothesis 3: Budget drawdowns will lead to shifts away from early-stage, seed-corn R&D, toward mid- to late-stage R&D tied to high-profile programs; Department of Defense; NASA; HHS; Findings 327 $aHypothesis 4: Large prime vendors will account for increasing shares of federal R&D during budget drawdownsDepartment of Defense; NASA; HHS; Findings; Hypothesis 5: During budget drawdowns, R&D will be increasingly funded out of non-R&D-focused funding accounts; Department of Defense; HHS; NASA; Findings; Hypothesis 6: During budget drawdowns, competitively sourced R&D contracts will attract increasing numbers of offerors; Department of Defense; NASA; HHS; Basic Research; Applied Research; Advanced Technology Development; Advanced Component Development & Prototypes 327 $aSystem Development & DemonstrationOperational Systems Development; Operation of Government R&D Facilities; Findings; Hypothesis 7: The budget drawdown will discourage new entrants into the federal R&D contracting marketplace; Department of Defense; NASA; HHS; Findings; Final Thoughts; Appendix: Methodology; Inherent Restrictions of FPDS; Constant Dollars and Fiscal Years; Data Reliability Notes and Download Dates; Detailed Methods; Competition; Vendor Categorization; About the Project Directors and Authors 330 $aAs the current U.S. defense budget drawdown has progressed, numerous analysts have expressed concern about the ability of the United States to retain technological superiority, particularly given how research and development (R&D) contracting appears to be in serious decline. 410 0$aCSIS Reports 606 $aResearch and development contracts, Government$zUnited States 607 $aUnited States$2fast 615 0$aResearch and development contracts, Government 676 $a338.97306 700 $aEllman$b Jesse$01496784 702 $aJohnson$b Kaitlyn 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910798730003321 996 $aFederal research and development contract trends and the supporting industrial base, 2000-2015$93721623 997 $aUNINA