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      "date": "1997-07-03",
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      "title": "DOD's Dual-Use Strategy",
      "summary": "As part of its effort to reduce the costs of its military systems and gain greater access to state-of-\nthe-art technologies, the Department of Defense (DOD) is pursuing what it calls a \"dual-use\"\nstrategy. \nThis strategy seeks to make greater use of the commercial sector in developing and manufacturing\nmilitary goods. The strategy has two principal elements: acquisition reform to remove the regulatory\nand administrative barriers that inhibit greater use of commercial technology, and \"dual-use\"\ntechnology programs that actively seek to (a) develop new dual-use technology in cooperation with\nthe commercial sector, (b) insert or \"spin-on\" existing commercial technology into military systems,\nand (c) \"spin-off\" existing military technology into the commercial sector. Acquisition reform has\nproceeded apace with bipartisan support. \"Dual-use\" technology programs, however, have generated\nmuch debate. While critics have been supportive of the dual-use strategy in principle, they felt the\nspecific program initiatives, with their explicit concern with commercial markets, strayed too far from\nDOD's traditional programs. The 104th Congress eliminated the most visible of these programs, the\nTechnology Reinvestment Project, but supported two new programs proposed by DOD. How best\nto pursue DOD's dual-use strategy will remain an issue in the 105th Congress.",
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