The purpose of the Army Program is to insure continuous and effective exchange of scientific and technical information. In so doing it is the Program's additional purpose to preclude unnecessary expenditure of resources, reduce lead time, and make more effective use of known technology. It will provide guidance and direction for control and improvement of the acquisition, evaluation, storage, retrieval and dissemination of scientific and technical information. The Program covers all scientific and technical information and data activities of the Army exclusive of technical logistics data and is applicable to all Army elements, their contractors, subcontractors and grantees. (Author).