What Happened
Defense Technology Prowess At Risk Due To Funding Diversion
A Department of Defense report has found that the Pentagon’s research infrastructure is deteriorating, with research funds being diverted to operations and backlogged security clearances hindering research. The report, released by the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, warns that this deterioration is weakening the Department’s ability to maintain a technically advanced warfighting capability. The study examined government laboratories, federally funded think tanks, and university research centers, and found that the defense research enterprise needs to rapidly adapt to a new environment driven by commercial technology and global security threats. This was first reported by Military Times.