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NASA TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER FUNCTION (posted 2/3/2004)
NASA
At the request of
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the National Aeronautics
and Space Administration (NASA) has asked the National Academy
of Public Administration (Academy) to conduct an independent
study of NASA's technology transfer function. The study will
be directed and overseen by a seven-member Panel consisting
of Academy Fellows and outside subject matter experts, and
the project study team will consist of staff from the Academy
and the Logistics Management Institute (LMI). The study's
goal is to provide all stakeholders with a common understanding
of how NASA's technology transfer activities should be organized
to provide maximum benefits to the nation. The study will
be conducted in two phases.
Program Objectives
and Design
In Phase I, the Panel
will focus on "where the program is now" and "where
it needs to be," or the desired end state. Specifically,
it will examine:
- Legislative, policy, organizational,
and administrative constraints placed upon NASA's existing
technology transfer function
- The current organization of NASA's technology
transfer program
- Best practices in other government agencies
and private industries for both technology infusion ("spin-in")
and technology diffusion ("spin-out")
- The size of typical organizational budgets
for spin-in and spin-out activities
A briefing on the
results of Phase I will be provided to OMB, NASA, and other
stakeholders by the end of May 2004.
NAPA
briefing to NASA and OMB
Organizational
and Policy Recommendations
In Phase II, the Panel will recommend how the desired end
state for technology transfer can be achieved effectively
and efficiently. The Panel will focus on:
- The organizational structure that can
best support both the spin-in and spin-out activities
- Short- and long-term performance measures
for assessing the program
- The appropriate balance between NASA's
civil service and contractor workforce
- Legislative and policy changes required
to achieve the technology transfer mission
The Panel's final report will reflect
both phases of the study and be issued in the fall of 2004.
NASA Documents
Organizational
Chart
Field Structure
Management Studies
Joseph Thompson
In Progress
The public may send comments on the composition of the
panel for a period of seven (7) days after the posted date
to mditmeyer@napawash.org.
Costis
Toregas(Chair)-President, Public
Technology, Inc. Former Vice President and Program Director,
Public Technology, Inc.; Consultant, Doxiadis Systems Development
Corporation.
Edwin Colin Campbell-
Canada Research Chair, Department of Political Science, University
of British Columbia. Former positions with Georgetown University:
University Professor of Public Policy; Executive Director;
Director, Public Policy Institute; University Professor in
the Martin Chair. Former positions with York University: Assistant
Professor; Associate Professor, Professor; Founding Coordinator,
Public Policy and Administration Program.
Sharon S. Dawes-Positions
with the University at Albany, State University of New York:
Director, Center for Technology in Government; Associate Professor,
Department of Public Administration and Policy; Adjunct Professor,
Information Science Doctoral Program. Former positions with
the Rockefeller Institute of Government: Executive Director,
Forum for Information Resource Management, State of New York;
Executive Fellow and Study Director, New York in the Year
2000. Former positions with the New York State Department
of Social Services: Associate Commissioner, Division of Income
Maintenance; Assistant Director of Management Planning; Project
Management Specialist; Data Manager.
John J. Fearnsides-Chief
Strategist, MJF Strategies, LLC; Chief Strategist Consultant,
MITRE Corporation. Former positions with MITRE Corporation:
Senior Vice President and General Manager; Director, Center
for Advanced Aviation System Development; Metrek Division,
Director of Transportation Analysis and Vice President, Civil
Systems Division. Former positions with the U.S. Department
of Transportation: Deputy Under Secretary; Chief Scientist;
Acting Assistant Secretary for Policy and International Affairs.
Harold B. Finger-Consultant.
Former President and Chief Executive Officer, U.S. Council
for Energy Awareness; Vice President for Strategic Planning
and Development Operations, and General Manager, Center for
Energy Systems, General Electric Company; Assistant Secretary
for Research and Technology, U.S. Department of Housing and
Urban Development; Associate Administrator for Management;
Director, NASA Space Power and Nuclear Systems.
Michael Griffin*-President
and Chief Operating Officer, In-Q-Tel. Former positions with
the Orbital Sciences Corporation: Chief Technical Officer;
Executive Vice President and CEO of the Magellan Services
Division; Executive Vice President and General Manager of
the Space Systems Group. Former positions with Space Industries
International: Senior Vice President; General Manager, Space
Industries Division. Former positions with NASA: Chief Engineer;
Associate Administrator for Exploration. U.S. Department of
Defense: Deputy for Technology, Strategic Defense Initiative
Organization. Adjunct professor at the University of Maryland,
Johns Hopkins University, and George Washington University.
Thomas Stackhouse*-Associate
Chief for Frederick Operations, Technology Transfer Branch,
at the National Cancer Institute. Former positions with the
National Cancer Institute: Senior Technology Development and
Patent Specialist; Technology Development Specialist; Technology
Transfer Fellow. Research Scientist, Science Applications
International Corporation. Senior Development Scientist, Armour
Pharmaceutical Co.
* Not an Academy Fellow
Meeting 1:
February 26, 2004 (posted 2/3/04)
Meeting 2: May 19, 2004 (posted 4/28/04)
Meeting 3: July 20, 2004 (posted 4/28/04)
Meeting 4: August 24, 2004 (posted 4/28/04)
Meeting 5: September 23, 2004 (posted 4/28/04)
For information on panel meetings, please
contact Marty Ditmeyer at mditmeyer@napawash.org.
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