The FY 1986 Department of Defense Program for Research, Development and Acquisition: Statement by the Under Secretary of Defense, Research and Engineering, to the 99th Congress First Session, 1985
Washington, DC: United States, Department of Defense. 1985. Presumed first edition/first printing thus. Wraps. Includes illustrations (with some color). Various paginations (approximately 95 pages). List of Acronyms. Highlighting/underlining. A small amount of underlining noted. The National Security Act of 1947 and its 1949 amendments established the Department of Defense, including the establishment of two statutory boards, a Munitions Board, and a Research and Development Board. In June, 1953, President Eisenhower s Reorganization Plan No. 6 abolished the boards as such, and created six new Assistant Secretaries of Defense, two of which were predecessors to the current ASD(R&E): ASD (Applications Engineering) and ASD (Research and Development). Some time later, the Applications Engineering position became simply Engineering. In March 1957, the two related ASDs were combined to become the Assistant Secretary of Defense, Research and Engineering, ASD(R&E). Then, under the DoD Reorganization Act of 1958 (PL 85-599, effective August 6, 1958), the position of ASD(R&E) was abolished and replaced by a new Director of Defense Research and Engineering (DDR&E), with the higher rank of Under Secretary. From May 19, 1961, until July 15, 1965, the Deputy DDR&E held the additional title of ASD(R&E), on the theory that this position reported to, in rank, an Under Secretary, the DDR&E. On October 21, 1977, PL 95-140 made the rank of the DDR&E unambiguous by renaming it to Under Secretary of Defense, Research and Engineering, USD(R&E). The history of Department of Defense management of science and technology up to the 1980s is described at greater length in a report available from the Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC). [1] The Military Reform Act of 1986 expanded the scope of USD(R&E) position to encompass acquisition and logistics, as well as technology, and it was renamed USD(AT&L), as it remains today. A subordinate position at the Assistant Secretary level was reestablished with the previous title DDR&E. However, budget control of the technology portfolio was kept by USD(AT&L), diminishing the importance of the DDR&E position subsequently. On January 7, 2011, President Obama enacted the National Defense Authorization Act with several redesignated titles within the Department of Defense. These changes included renaming the DDR&E as, once again, ASD(R&E). Condition: Good. No dust jacket.
Keywords: Military Research and Development, Weapons Development, Nuclear Weapons, Technology Development, Tactical Warfare, Naval Warfare, Chemical Warfare, Military Logistics, Armaments Cooperation, Technology Transfer, Military Mobility, Strategic Defense
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