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Standing Committee on Technology Insight-Gauge, Evaluate & ReviewStatement of TaskThe National Academies will establish a standing committee to plan and develop projects to be conducted by the National Academies. The standing committee will be sponsored by the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) and more generally to the Intelligence Community (IC). The committee will convene four times annually and hold discussions on S&T topics of interest to the IC and formulate statements of task for prospective studies, each of which would be subject to GBEC approval and be conducted by a separately appointed ad hoc committee in accordance with NRC policy and procedures and carried out in the appropriate NRC or IOM unit. The standing committee itself will not produce or be used in the development of any reports. Specifically, the standing committee will:
- Conduct general discussion of trends in science and technology issues of interest to the IC with particular emphasis on challenges to U.S. warfighters involving yechnology surprise.
- Identify opportunities for new activities, and on pertinent strategies, and plans to undertake them.
- Prepare study project statements of task for institutional approval.
In fulfilling its role, the standing committee will require access to classified national security information at the SECRET level. It may also require access to other information exempt from public disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Current ProjectsMilitary and Intelligence Methodology for Emergent Neurophysiological and Cognitive/Neural Science Research in the Next Two Decades Future Disruptive Technologies ReportsThe TIGER standing committee was formed after the Committee on Defense Intelligence Agency Technology Forecasts and Reviews (DIA Committee) published the report Avoiding Surprise in an Era of Global Technology Advances. One of the recommendations of the committee was for DIA to form a standing committee for a long term relationship with the National Academies. TIGER was formed in May of 2005.
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Nanophotonics: Accessibility and Applicability
Released 02.01.08
The Committee on Technology Insight-Gauge, Evaluate & Review set up by the NRC at the request of the Defense Intelligence Agency, has selected a number of emerging technologies to investigate for their potential threats to and opportunities for national security. This first study focused on emerging applications of nanophotonics. Nanophotonics is about the interaction of matter and light at the scale of the wavelength of the light. Manipulation of matter at that scale allows tailoring the optical properties to permit a wide-range of commercial and defense applications. This report presents a review of the nanoscale phenomena underpinning nanophotonics, an assessment of enabling technologies for developing new applications, an examination of potential military applications, and an assessment of foreign investment capabilities.
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Critical Technology Accessibility
(2006)
In 2003, the Defense Intelligence Agency asked the NRC to form a standing committee to help develop study topics about technology warning. One issue that was identified was the growing dependence on foreign suppliers of critical technology as a result of the increase in globalization of economic activity. Two important questions emerged for study: what is the risk of denial of critical products from foreign sources and what must the United States do to assure access to future critical products and technologies? This report presents an assessment addressing those two questions. It also provides an analysis of a strategic approach to manage the consequences of this trend towards increased globalization. Finally, the report offers a set of recommendations to implement this strategy and to increase assurance of access to critical technologies.
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Avoiding Surprise In An Era Of Global Technology Advances
(2005)
The global spread of science and technology expertise and the growing commercial access to advanced technologies with possible military application are creating potentially serious threats to the technological superiority underpinning U.S. military strength. Key to dealing with this situation is the ability of the U.S. intelligence community to be able to provide adequate and effective warning of evolving, critical technologies. To assist in performing this task, the Technology Warning Division of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) asked the National Research Council (NRC) to undertake a study examining technology warning issues. This report provides the first part of that study. It presents an assessment of critical, evolving technologies; postulates ways potential adversaries could disrupt these technologies; and provides indicators for the intelligence community to determine if such methods are under development. The intention of this report is to establish the foundation for a long-term relationship with the technology warning community to support the examination of technology warning issues.
Report Summary
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Member Roster
Ruth David (NAE), Chair
ANSER, Inc.
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Diane Griffin (NAS, IOM)
Johns Hopkins University
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Rodney Adkins
(NAE)
IBM Systems and Technology Group
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J.C. Herz
Joystick Nation, Inc.
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Steven Brueck
University of New Mexico
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J. Jerome Holton
ARES Systems Group
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Ann Campbell
Sandia National Laboratories
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Frederick Lopez
Raytheon Company
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Stephen Drew (NAE)
Science Partners
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Gilman Louie
Alsop Louie Partners
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Alan Epstein (NAE)
Pratt & Whitney
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Julie J.C.H. Ryan
George Washington University
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Robert Fuhrman (NAE)
Lockheed Corporation (retired)
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James Smith
Raytheon Aircraft Company
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John Gannon
BAE Systems
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Dianne Wiley
The Boeing Company
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Sharon Glotzer
University of Michigan
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Christopher Green
Wayne State University
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Leslis Greengard
(NAS, NAE)
Courant Institutue, New York University
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NAS, Member of the National Academy of Sciences
NAE, Member of the National Academy of Engineering
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