Report
Lightening Body Armor: Arroyo Support to the Army Response to Section 125 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011
Summarizes a congressionally directed study of how the weight of the body armor worn by combat soldiers in Afghanistan can be reduced.
Mar 7, 2012
Report
Root Cause Analyses of Nunn-McCurdy Breaches, Volume 1: Zumwalt-Class Destroyer, Joint Strike Fighter, Longbow Apache, and Wideband Global Satellite
Congressional concern with cost overruns in some major defense acquisition programs led to an investigation of root causes by examining program reviews, analyzing data, participating in contractor briefings, and holding meetings with stakeholders.
Nov 7, 2011
Report
Use of the C-27J Fixed-Wing Aircraft for Conducting Army Mission Critical, Time Sensitive Missions in Counterinsurgency Operations
Considers use of the C-27J Spartan to deliver mission critical, time sensitive cargo and passengers in Iraq and Afghanistan and how to improve the resupply routes and the air tasking procedures the Army uses there.
Aug 24, 2010
Report
Estimating the Cost of Administering the Department of Defense Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program
As Congress reauthorizes the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, it is considering how much, if any, of SBIR set-asides SBIR could use for administration. This report estimates how much administering the DoD SBIR program costs.
Jan 5, 2008
Report
Seeking Nontraditional Approaches to Collaborating and Partnering with Industry
Describes three nontraditional approaches to the Army's goal of collaborating and partnering with industry.
2002
Research Brief
Getting Down to Business: How Innovative Partnerships with Industry Can Benefit the Army
This research brief describes work documented in Seeking Nontraditional Approaches to Collaborating and Partnering with Industry (MR-1401-A).
2002
Report
Maintaining the Government's Ability to Buy Smart
Maintaining the Government's Ability to Buy Smart
2001
Report
Smart Management of R&D in the 21st Century: Strengthening the Army's Science and Technology Capabilities
Smart Management of R&D in the 21st Century: Strengthening the Army's Science and Technology Capabilities
2001
Report
Use of Public-Private Partnerships to Meet Future Army Needs
The authors expand on the notion of a collaborative research strategy and discuss the utility of public-private partnerships (PPPs) in the management and development of Army infrastructure, intellectual property, and financial arrangements.
1999
Report
An approach for efficiently managing DoD research and development portfolios
An approach for efficiently managing DoD research and development portfolios
1999
Report
Conducting collaborative research with nontraditional suppliers
Conducting collaborative research with nontraditional suppliers
1999
Report
Maintaining the Army's "Smart Buyer" Capability in a Period of Downsizing
Today, the Army possesses a competent "smart buyer" (SB) capability. But unless corrective measures are taken shortly, the effect of downsizing the federal government workforce may undermine the Army's future SB capability. This white paper sets out ...
1999
Report
Performing Collaborative Research with Nontraditional Military Suppliers
Discusses what the Army needs to do to attract more nontraditional military suppliers (NTMSs) and what specific Army organizations and associated technologies are best suited for a pilot program designed to attract NTMSs.
1997
Report
Recommended Strategy for the Army's Role in Space
This Note lays out a recommended strategy for the Army's role in space, drawing on research the Arroyo Center has performed in this area over the past seven years. The document argues that the Army should make supporting the battlefield commander its...
1993
Report
The Army's role in space: support for the battlefield commander
The potential role of the Army in space has long been the subject of extensive debate. Critics contend that the Army is ill-equipped to assume such a role, maintaining instead that the development of military space applications should be subordinated...
1988
Report
Surveying Relevant Emerging Technologies for the Army of the Future: Lessons from Forecast II
This study evaluated the U.S. Air Force's survey of emerging technologies of the future, Project Forecast II, for its relevance to the Army's potential requirements for the future, as indicated by the Army 21 Interim Operational Concept.
1988