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difficult or impossible to determine the effectiveness of the various approaches 

 and programs. A clear set of standards must exist for evaluation of all technology 

 transfer programs, and these metrics should be incorporated into the performance 

 evaluations of key personnel. An effort should be made by the Chief of Naval 

 Research to identify and state what standards will be used. 



An interagency working group (including members from the Army, Navy, 

 and Air Force, as well as the National Institutes of Health and the Department of 

 Agriculture) exists, in part, to define technology transfer metrics. This effort is 

 still in progress, and the metrics have not yet been identified. The delineation of 

 clear metrics will be an important step toward adequately measuring the success 

 of technology transfer programs and identifying areas where improvement is 

 necessary. 



