Research and development
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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.
March 27, 2019 -
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.
March 18, 2019 -
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.
December 17, 2018 -
The Department of Homeland Security's Science and Technology directorate has reorganized. It aims to work more closely with the department's operating divisions.
November 16, 2018 -
The Homeland Security Department's Science and Technology directorate has reorganized. It aims to work more closely with the department's operating divisions.
October 31, 2018 -
The Defense Department is requesting funds in the fiscal 2019 budget for big investments in research and development for future technology.
February 13, 2018 -
DoE's Dr. Johanna Wolfson joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin to discuss a program aimed at helping eliminate barriers preventing market exploration.
August 10, 2017 -
Former Defense Secretary Ash Carter has urged his successor, former Marine Gen. James Mattis, to continue fostering relationships with tech innovators as part of his drive to create a "force of the future."
April 06, 2017 -
Jack Midgley, executive officer, Defense and Social Infrastructure, Deloitte Tohmatsu Consulting Co. Ltd, joins host Roger Waldron on Off the Shelf to discuss Deloitte's Asia-Pacific Defense Outlook for 2016. April 5, 2015
April 03, 2016 -
Federal News Radio’s Scott Maucione shares the latest on the Defense Department's new rule on independent research and development,
February 23, 2016 -
When President Barack Obama signed the omnibus appropriations bill just before Christmas, he enacted a big boost in dollars going to several science agencies. The increase was even more than the Obama administration had asked for. For analysis of federal 2016 R & D spending, Federal Drive with Tom Temin turned to Matt Hourihan, director of the R&D Budget and Policy program at the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
January 08, 2016 -
Defense companies have spent a low percentage of their own funds on research and development, creating what some say is an innovation problem.
November 09, 2015 -
Creating more government innovation won't come without some creativity, some agency and industry experts say. Adam Tarsi, chief of staff of DoD's Combating Terrorism Technical Support Office, said agencies should widen their approach and position itself as an incubator for startup companies.
October 29, 2015 -
Reggie Brothers, the undersecretary for Science and Technology at DHS, said he is spearheading a new program that creates integrated product teams (IPTs) to bring together all parts of the department. The goal is to prioritize investments for limited research and development funding.
October 14, 2015 -
Contractors, government relationship feeling the impact of cutting-edge technology, resulting in potentially cheaper and more efficient manufacturing.
September 01, 2015