RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND ENGINEERING PROGRAM SUBMISSION

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-06180A000100080026-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 14, 2002
• Sequence Number: 26
• Content Type: REQ

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RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND ENGINEERING
PROGRAM SUBMISSION
In view of the special coordination and review procedures which
exist for RD&E, we request that RD&E program information be
submitted to the Agency R&D Coordinator, in last year's format.
In many cases, the submission may be an updated version of a
FY 1972-76 program plan. Care should be taken to make such
descriptions as clear and as comprehensible as possible and to make
them conform to the most current resource decisions. Special
emphasis should be given to the progress section of the descriptions.
A statement of the relevance of a particular project to a specific
Agency activity is also required.
One additional item is requested this year. Where possible, under
the Plan Section of the description, offices should indicate the extent of
their coordination within the Intelligence-Defense Community toward
achieving similar objectives. Where parallel work is done by other
agencies, the submitting office should state the unique facet of the work
sponsored by the Agency that justifies the continuation of the effort.
The subelement descriptions will be coordinated by the Agency RD&E
Board for presentation by the Agency RD&E Coordinator to the Deputy
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Directors. The Plan will be forwarded to the Executive Director-
Comptroller for consideration simultaneously with the Directorate
submissions for other Programs. Therefore, adherence to the due
date is essential to give O/PPB and the Executive Director ample
time to review the plan in the context of total Agency resource levels.
Instructions:
Subelement or Project submissions, new or updated, should take
the following format and be consistent with the RD&E program structure.
1. Objectives
This section should present the objectives which the project is
designed to achieve. Objectives should not be project definitions. They
should be stated in terms of achieving a specific capability or result
through an effort made over a specific period of time. Objectives should
be stated for all activities undertaken or expected to be undertaken during
the period FY 1971-FY 1977. Insofar as practical, the statement of each
objective should be followed by a short and concise discussion of the
reasons why the objective is a sound objective for the Agency and for
whom the effort is being carried out.
Some RD&E objectives will be more difficult than others to state
in terms of achieving a specific capability through an effort made over a
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specific period of time. Considerable imagination will be necessary
in presenting certain objectives if they are to be useful. For example,
when an RD&E activity is largely responsive to continuing operational
requirements, an objective might be to fulfill an expected number of
such requests in each year of the planning period. The general nature of
the request should also be described. Thus, objectives might be to
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3. Program Plans
This section should provide a discussion of plans for achieving
objectives during the period beginning with the second half of FY 1971
and extending through FY 1977. Where possible, the following points
should be discussed:
a. Alternatives
Alternative approaches for achieving objectives should be
presented. Where appropriate, discussion should include: technical
risks, political risks, complete multi-year costs of individual RD&E
efforts, estimates of potential operational costs (i.e. , procurement
costs of specially built gear), multiple tracking, etc.
b. Approaches Selected
The approaches to be followed will be indicated. Significant
milestones which are expected to be reached and their timing should be
noted in order to provide a way to measure progress in future years.
c. Resources
The project dollar resources which will be required to
achieve the objectives set out should be presented in actual figures for
FY 1970 and estimates for FY 1971-FY 1977. Any closely associated
special manpower needs should also be indicated.
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