The Department of Defense has issued several noteworthy new policy Instructions on intelligence and national security matters, including the following (all pdf).
“Joint Reserve Intelligence Program (JRIP),” DoD Instruction 3305.07, March 27, 2007.
“DoD Counterintelligence (CI) Training,” DoD Instruction 3305.11, March 19, 2007.
“Minimum Security Standards for Safeguarding Chemical Agents,” DoD Instruction 5210.65, March 12, 2007.
The United States needs a strategic investment fund (SIF) to shepherd promising technologies in nationally vital sectors through the valley of death.
Standardizing support for Accessibility & Accommodations in federally funded research efforts would open opportunities for disabled scientists and their research programs.
The incoming administration must act to address bias in medical technology at the development, testing and regulation, and market-deployment and evaluation phases.
Increasingly, U.S. national security priorities depend heavily on bolstering the energy security of key allies, including developing and emerging economies. But U.S. capacity to deliver this investment is hamstrung by critical gaps in approach, capability, and tools.