The Government Accountability Office asserts that the Pentagon's advanced research arm fails to "consistently position programs" to successfully transition developmental technology to the battlefield, though the Defense Department disagrees with the auditors' findings. In a Nov. 18 report , GAO contends that the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency "does not fully subscribe" to the viewpoint that technology transition is a "natural extension of innovation," rather than a step taken at the expense of innovation. DARPA leadership "is satisfied with maturing...
