History

The Defense Science Board was established in 1956 to provide the leadership of the Department of Defense "independent advice and recommendations on science, technology, manufacturing, acquisition processes, and other matters of special interest to the DoD... and [to] ensure the identification of new technologies and new applications of technology in those areas to strengthen national security." In other words, the Board has, for the past 60 years, addressed the Department's most irksome, consequential, unstructured problems that involve science and technology in combination with strategy, tactics, operational concepts and more.  The Board continues to unearth, elaborate, and advocate for new or overlooked opportunities afforded by technology in the military context.