Seeking Nontraditional Approaches to Collaborating and Partnering With Industry

by Held, Bruce; Horn, Kenneth P.; Hanks, Christopher; Hynes, Michael; Steinberg, Paul

• ISBN13: 9780833030535
• ISBN10: 0833030531
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-04-12
• Publisher: RAND Corporation

Summary

The Army has a growing need to collaborate and partner with industry. When we look at the nexus between wgat is available to the Army in terms of the various innovations occurring in industry and what the Army can actually do to exploit those innovations, three approached emerge as proming

Table of Contents

Preface	iii
Figures	ix
Tables	xi
Summary	xiii
Acknowledgments	xxi
Abbreviations	xxiii
Introduction	1	(6)
Background	1	(4)
What Innovations Are Occuring in Industry?	2	(1)
What Innovations Are Occurring in Government?	3	(1)
What Innovations Seem Most Promising for the Army to Exploit?	4	(1)
Objective	5	(2)
Real Estate Public-Private Partnerships	7	(26)
Context	7	(2)
What are PPPs?	9	(2)
What Are the Benefits of PPPs?	11	(3)
Improving the Army's Readiness Posture	11	(1)
Leveraging Assets to Generate Revenue and Reduce Cost	12	(1)
Leveraging Non-Army Resources for Improving and Adding to Army Assets	13	(1)
Why Are PPPs Not Used More?	14	(4)
The Army Is a Warfighter, Not a Realtor	14	(1)
Competition with the Private Sector	15	(2)
Bypassing the Political Process	17	(1)
Security at Army Installations	18	(1)
How Should PPPs Be Developed?	18	(14)
Generating Appropriate Ideas for PPPs	18	(2)
Valuing PPPs in Relation to Army Installations	20	(7)
Choosing Mechanisms to Develop PPPs	27	(3)
Leases	30	(1)
Facilities-Use Contracting	31	(1)
Special Legislation	31	(1)
PPPs in Conclusion	32	(1)
Venture Capital Approaches	33	(22)
Context	33	(2)
Why Does the Army Have Difficulty Accessing the Commercial Technology Sector?	35	(2)
What Has DoD Done to Address These Difficulties?	37	(3)
New Tools Designed to Access the Commercial Technology Base	37	(3)
Funding Specifically Aimed at Commercial Technology	40	(1)
How Does a Venture Capital Fund Work?	40	(3)
What Are the Benefits to the Army of Establishing a Venture Capital Fund?	43	(5)
Can Exploit Innovation	43	(1)
Can Be Used by Public and Large Private Organizations for Technology, Investment, and Nonfinancial Reasons	44	(1)
Can Better Access Commercial Technology	45	(1)
Can Leverage Non-Army Resources	46	(1)
Can Provide a Return on Investment	46	(1)
Can Give Rise to Entire Industries	47	(1)
Possible Implementation Strategy for an Army Venture Capital Fund	48	(7)
Establishing an Army Venture Capital Fund	48	(2)
One Possible Model for an Army Venture Capital Fund	50	(2)
Appropriate Technologies for an Army Venture Capital Fund	52	(1)
Integration with Other Army Technology Programs	52	(3)
Spinning off Army Activities into Federal Government Corporations	55	(24)
Context	55	(2)
Federal Government Corporations	57	(7)
The Army and FGCs	64	(1)
FGC Areas of Concern	65	(1)
Potential Army Candidates for FGCs	66	(13)
Army R&D Laboratories	66	(3)
Army Depots	69	(10)
Conclusions and Recommendations	79	(12)
Appendix
A. Description of Laboratory Models Considered	81	(4)
B. Description of Depot Models Considered	85	(6)
Bibliography	91

Excerpts

An examination of three candidate concepts for collaboration and partnership between Army and industry.