Interagency S and T Collaboration: A Must to Meet Priority Goals

GPS. The Internet. Port screening devices. Breakthrough innovation often occurs when one federal agency builds on the work of another. Yet chances for these types of breakthroughs are frequently missed, because the importance of developing and leading interagency science and technology (S&T) teams is often overlooked. By promoting information sharing and broader adoption while minimizing duplication of effort, these groups can be the Trump administration’s best chance of successfully meeting its technological innovation goals.

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