Program Evaluation of Research and Development in the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces PDF Download

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Accompanying these changes has been the development and implementation of management and administrative initiatives to accommodate DND's new R&D governance structure and the requirement to have in place research and development programs that provide an R&D capability which supports the strategic direction of the Department and the CF. [...] Considerable changes and progress have taken place in the provision of the defence R&D capability since the completion of the investigative phase of this evaluation and the issuance of the draft report. [...] Responses to the draft report from program stakeholders have resulted in many suggestions for additional issues that impact the effectiveness and efficiency of the R&D program and its contribution to the achievement of the objectives of the Department and the CF. [...] Accompanying these changes has been the requirement to develop and implement management and administrative initiatives to accommodate the new status and the requirement to have in place research and development programs that would continue to provide a R&D capability to support the strategic direction of the Department and the CF. [...] Benchmarking DRDC with other R&D organizations has indicated that the 'factors of success' and 'The Attributes of a Well Managed R&D Organization' as identified by the National Advisory Board on Science and Technology and the Office of the Auditor General, have been reasonably and actively addressed in the establishment of the Agency and have taken into account the unique features of DND and the C.