OFFICE
OF
THE
SECRETARY
OFDEFENSE
1950
DEFENSE
PENTAGONWASHINGTON,
DC
20301-1950
MAY
1
3
2010
ADMINISTRATION AND
MANAGEMENT
Ref: 09-A-1349Mr. Steven AftergoodFederation
of
American Scientists1725 DeSales Street,
NW,
Suite 600Washington,
DC
20036Dear Mr. Aftergood:This responds to
your
September
4,2009,
Freedom
of
Information Act (FOIA)appeal. You appealed the August 31, 2009, determination
by
the Office
of
the Director
of
Defense Research and Engineering to partially deny your July 6, 2009,
FOIA
request.After reviewing
your
request, I
am
granting your appeal. Mr.
Alan
Shaffer, PrincipalDeputy Director, Defense Research and Engineering, has requested that a copy
of
thememorandum for public release be enclosed with the requested document. This actioncloses your appeal.Enclosure:As stated
DIRECTOR
OFDEFENSE RESEARCH
AND
ENGINEERING
3030
DEFENSE PENTAGONWASHINGTON,
DC
20301·3030
April 12, 2010, 11:00 amMEMORANDUM FOR: Public ReleaseFrom: Principal Deputy, DDRESUBJECT: FOIA 09-A-1349 Appeal to the JASON Summer Study: S&T for NationalSecurityAs part
of
a broader ongoing effort to evaluate and assure the health
of
the overall science .and technology capability
of
the Department
of
Defense, the office
of
Defense Researchand Engineering funded a report by the JASONs in the summer
of
2008. This report, one
of
several done externally, provides one perspective based on the JASONs reviewers'professional experience and data collected by the JASONs. Due
to
the compressed term
of
the study, comprehensive data
on
the over 5,000 grants conducted in sponsored basicresearch could not
be
provided or assessed, relative to a more complete study.Nevertheless, many
of
the report's conclusions and recommendations were useful and arebeing studied or implemented.Looking more broadly, this JASON report, along with a previous report from theNational Academy
of
Sciences and an upcoming study by the Defense Science Board, arebeing used by the Department to monitor and address any uncovered weaknesses in itsbasic research programs. A wide range
of
direct interactions with Universities andlaboratories is also being undertaken.We within theOffice
of
the Director, Defense Research and Engineering welcome avariety
of
views and analyses on this and other topics to make sure that we see thechallenges and opportunities from all sides, in order to provide the strongest possiblescientific foundation for future military success.
FOR OFFICIAL USE ONL'{
S&T
for National Security
Contact:
D.
McMorrow -dcmorrow@mitre.org
May 2009
]SR-OB-146
Distribution authorized to
DOD
only; Specific Authority; May
9,2009.
Other requests for this
document
shall
be
referred to Department
of
Defense.JASONThe
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Corporation
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