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Functioning in accordance with general policies determined by the Academy, the Council has become the principal operating agency of both the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering in providing services to the government, the public, and the scien- tific and engineering communities. The Council is administered jointly by both Academies and the Institute of Medicine. Dr. Ralph J. Cicerone and Dr. Charles M. Vest are chair and vice chair, respectively, of the National Research Council. www.national-academies.org COMMITTEE FOR THE SyMPOSIuM ON AvOIDINg TECHNOLOgy SuRPRISE FOR TOMORROW’S WARFIgHTER—2010 J. JEROME HOLTON, Chair, Tauri Group, Alexandria, Virginia RUTH A. DAVID, Vice Chair, Analytic Services, Inc. (ANSER), Arlington, Virginia BRIAN BALLARD, Berico Tailored Systems, Columbia, Maryland ALAN H. EPSTEIN, Pratt & Whitney, East Hartford, Connecticut JOHN GANNON, BAE Systems, Reston, Virginia CHRISTOPHER C. GREEN, Wayne State University DIANE E. GRIFFIN, Johns Hopkins University KENNETH A. KRESS, KBK Consulting, Inc., Arlington, Virginia GILMAN G. LOUIE, Alsop Louie Partners, San Francisco JULIE J.C.H. RyAN, George Washington University Staff MICHAEL A. CLARKE, Lead DEPS Board Director DANIEL E.J. TALMAGE, JR., Study Director CARTER FORD, Program Officer SARAH CAPOTE, Research Associate MARGUERITE SCHNEIDER, Administrative Coordinator SHANNON C. THOMAS, Program Associate CHRIS JONES, Financial Manager  Preface The symposium described in this report was the second annual gathering of this type, representing a new venue for the ongoing engagement between the National Research Council’s (NRC’s) Technology Insight—Gauge, Evaluate, and Review (TIGER) Standing Committee, the scientific and technical intelligence (S&TI) community, and the consumers of S&TI products.1 TIGER’s sponsor, the Defense Warning Office (DWO) of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), intends that the personal interactions that occurred throughout the symposium, this report, and similar products of future sessions will help to systemically strengthen U.S. S&TI capabilities. The chair and vice chair express their appreciation to the members of the Committee for the Symposium on Avoiding Technology Surprise for Tomorrow’s Warfighter—2010 for their earnest contributions to the generation of this report. We are also grateful for the active participation of many members of the technol- ogy community as well as to the sponsor for its support. Likewise, we recognize the substantial contribution made by the staff of the Lockheed Martin Center for Innovation in supporting the conduct of this symposium at the facility in Suffolk, Virginia. The committee would also like to express sincere appreciation for the support and assistance of the NRC staff, including Daniel Talmage, Carter Ford, 1 The preceding symposium is described in National Research Council, 2009, Aoiding Tech- nology Surprise for Tomorrow’s Warfighter: A Symposium Report, Washington, D.C.: The National Academies Press. Available at http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=12735. ii iii PREFACE Greg Eyring, Sarah Capote, Marguerite Schneider, Chris Jones, and Shannon Thomas. J. Jerome Holton, Chair Ruth A. David, Vice Chair Committee for the Symposium on Avoiding Technology Surprise for Tomorrow’s Warfighter—2010 Acknowledgment of Reviewers This report has been reviewed in draft form by individuals chosen for their diverse perspectives and technical expertise, in accordance with procedures approved by the National Research Council’s Report Review Committee. The purpose of this independent review is to provide candid and critical comments that will assist the institution in making its published report as sound as possible and to ensure that the report meets institutional standards for objectivity, evi- dence, and responsiveness to the study charge. The review comments and draft manuscript remain confidential to protect the integrity of the deliberative process. We wish to thank the following individuals for their review of this report: James J. Carafano, The Heritage Foundation, Lawrence J. Delaney, Titan Corporation (retired), Stephen W. Drew (NAE), Drew Solutions LLC, Allison A. Hickey (USAF, retired), Accenture National Security Services, Larry G. Lehowicz (USA, retired), Quantum Research International, and Gregory S. Martin (USAF, retired), GS Martin Consulting. Although the reviewers listed above have provided many constructive com- ments and suggestions, they were not asked to endorse the conclusions or recom- mendations, nor did they see the final draft of the report before its release. The review of this report was overseen by Robert J. Hermann (NAE). Appointed by the NRC, he was responsible for making certain that an independent examination of this report was carried out in accordance with institutional procedures and that all review comments were carefully considered. Responsibility for the final content of this report rests entirely with the authoring committee and the institution. ix