AFRLI61-113 governs science and technology protection for Air Force Research Laboratory research and development.
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It establishes S&T Protection Plans, identifies and categorizes Critical Technology Elements, and sets tailored protection measures. It requires initial and annual reviews, risk assessments, and planning across the S&T acquisition and assistance processes.
Applies to: This instruction applies to all classified and unclassified DoD-funded research and development (R&D) that is conducted by AFRL, henceforth referred to as “S&T efforts”.
Among other provisions, DoDI 5000.83 directs DoD personnel to conduct initial and annual reviews of all S&T activities to assess the risk of adversarial exploitation of S&T efforts. (paragraph 1)
Further, this guidance directs all organizations to take necessary actions to incorporate risk assessments as a standard part of the S&T acquisition and assistance processes. (paragraph 1)
In accordance with (IAW) this provision, this instruction rescinds the requirement for PPPs and directs the establishment of S&T Protection Plans. (paragraph 1)
S&T Protection Plans differ from PPPs in that they (a) annually identify all Critical Technology Elements (CTE) and (b) establish a set of S&T tailored protection measures to ensure a comprehensive approach across all S&T efforts. (paragraph 1)
Will serve as principal responsible authority for implementation and review of all S&T protection measures across the AFRL Enterprise. (paragraph 2)