Science and Technology: The Making of the Air Force Laboratory

by Robert W Duffner

The thought of consolidating laboratories was not new. Over the last decade, this idea had grown out of the Packard Commission 's blue-ribbon study (begun in 1985) that looked at ways to operate the Department of Defense (DOD) in a more efficient and economical manner. David Packard, a formerundersecretary of defense, headed a high-level team of investigatorsthat focused on four core areas that were candidates for change: national security planning...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1499274475
• ISBN13: 9781499274479
• Release Date: April 2014
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 322 Pages
• Weight: 1.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.0" x 10.0"