Research and development

The Senate defense appropriations bill give DoD more than $100 billion in research and development spending.

The Professional Services Council, an industry association, asked the Senate Appropriations Committee to limit the type of work Federally-Funded Research and Development Centers can do for DoD.

DARPA launched a new platform, called Polyplexus, to speed up the research and development process by soliciting evidence about scientific questions from a global community.

Lawmakers say a decrease in funding for Energy’s 2020 budget could hurt “critical” energy and national security programs, as well as global competitiveness. Secretary Rick Perry defends cuts, claiming the agency is becoming more sustainable with its investments.

President Donald Trump released his budget request for fiscal year 2020. What’s in it for DoD? Find out when Jon Harper of National Defense Magazine joins host Derrick Dortch on this week’s Fed Access.

As part of its management agenda, the Trump White House proposed to modernize the process for transferring federally funded R&D to the commercial domain. The National Institute of Standards and Technology has published a green paper on it.

The Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology directorate has reorganized. It aims to work more closely with the department’s operating divisions.

The Homeland Security Department’s Science and Technology directorate has reorganized. It aims to work more closely with the department’s operating divisions.

The Defense Department is requesting funds in the fiscal 2019 budget for big investments in research and development for future technology.

DoE’s Dr. Johanna Wolfson joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin to discuss a program aimed at helping eliminate barriers preventing market exploration.