This report summarizes an assessment of the Strategic Direction for Army Science and Technology (S&T), conducted by the Army Science Board (ASB) between October 2011 and July 2012. The study was sponsored by the Secretary of the Army, the Honorable John M. McHugh. The Terms of Reference (TOR) (Appendix B) for the study directed the ASB to "analyze the current Army Materiel Command (AMC)] Research, Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM) portfolio of S&T projects and objectives" and to provide findings and recommendations on a number of strategic issues. The TOR focuses on two principal...