Government science and technology organizations face intense pressure to deliver game changing research and development (R&D) results to their customers to maximize emerging technology capabilities while demonstrating return on investment (ROI). To meet this demand, government agencies are quick to elicit needs from stakeholder portfolios and translate those into tangible solutions. While this can lead to early wins, it also has unintended consequences to include partial or overlapping solutions.

Technology has a tendency to invite over-investment. If you can see the future, you want to own it. This isn’t just a modern phenomenon. Building out America’s railroads consumed enormous amounts of capital from American, British, and other investors.