Defense Research: DOD's Research, Development, Test and Evaluation Program

[摘要] Congress supports the research and development efforts of the Department of Defense (DOD) with a Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E) appropriation. The appropriation primarily supports the development of the nation’s future military hardware and software and the technology base upon which those products rely. It is the federal government’s single largest research and development account. Besides supporting the nation’s military needs, some of the technology developed with RDT&E funds spills over into the commercial sector. For these reasons, RDT&E funding draws a considerable amount of attention within Congress each year.

[发布日期] 2002-10-23 [发布机构] Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

[关键词] Defense policy;Federal budgets;Military research;Budgets