NASA Aeronautics: Impact of Technology Transfer Activities Is Uncertain
NSIAD-93-137
Published: Mar 16, 1993. Publicly Released: Apr 15, 1993.
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Highlights
Pursuant to congressional requests, GAO reviewed the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) efforts to transfer agency-developed technology to the U.S. civil aeronautics industry, focusing on: (1) NASA technology transfer activities; and (2) the impact on international competitiveness.
Recommendations
Recommendations for Executive Action
| Agency Affected | Recommendation | Status |
|---|---|---|
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | The Administrator, NASA, should establish minimal standards for measuring aeronautical technology transfer to be followed by all field centers. |
Closed – Implemented
The NASA Commercial Technology Management Team has established metrics for tracking aeronautical technology transfer, and these metrics are being periodically reported.
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| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | The Administrator, NASA, should provide milestones for implementing the recommendations endorsed by his directive. |
Closed – Implemented
Milestones for implementing the recommendations endorsed by the Administrator's directive on NASA's technology transfer activities have been established.
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| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | The Administrator, NASA, should systematically track aeronautics resource expenditures for major technology transfer activities. |
Closed – Implemented
NASA has begun to systematically track aeronautics resource expenditures for major technology transfer activities through metrics on technology transfer being periodically reported.
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| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | The Administrator, NASA, should direct the field centers to identify industry applications (products, services, and systems) that have resulted from NASA-developed technologies. |
Closed – Implemented
Field centers are identifying industry applications (products, services, and systems) that have resulted from NASA-developed technologies, and this information is being reported periodically in metrics on technology transfer and in narrative reports to headquarters.
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