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The Defense Science Board, which reports to the Secretary of Defense, is not to be confused with the Defense Policy Board -- which also reports to the Secretary of Defense and is currently chaired by Richard Perle. The DSB has been advising presidents for more than forty years, and according to its website, it works "to transform the nation's armed forces to meet the demands being placed on them by a changing world order."
The board is concerned with "creating the military of the future -- one that takes full advantage of revolutionary new technologies… [and] moderniz[ing] and transform[ing] the business of defense, getting the best value for the taxpayer's money." Currently, the Board's authorized strength is thirty-two members and seven ex officio members (the chairmen of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Policy, Ballistic Missile Defense Organization, and Defense Intelligence Agency advisory committees). The members serve for terms ranging from one to four years "and are selected on the basis of their preeminence in the fields of science, technology and its application to military operations, research, engineering, manufacturing and acquisition process."
The cost of implementing the entire package of DSB recommendations is staggering.
The Defense Science Board, which reports to the Secretary of Defense, is not to be confused with the Defense Policy Board -- which also reports to the Secretary of Defense and is currently chaired by Richard Perle. The DSB has been advising presidents for more than forty years, and according to its website, it works "to transform the nation's armed forces to meet the demands being placed on them by a changing world order."
The board is concerned with "creating the military of the future -- one that takes full advantage of revolutionary new technologies… [and] moderniz[ing] and transform[ing] the business of defense, getting the best value for the taxpayer's money." Currently, the Board's authorized strength is thirty-two members and seven ex officio members (the chairmen of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Policy, Ballistic Missile Defense Organization, and Defense Intelligence Agency advisory committees). The members serve for terms ranging from one to four years "and are selected on the basis of their preeminence in the fields of science, technology and its application to military operations, research, engineering, manufacturing and acquisition process."
The cost of implementing the entire package of DSB recommendations is staggering.