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      "title": "Defense Research: A Primer on the Department of Defense's Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E) Program",
      "summary": "Over the last 10 years, the country has spent an average of $36 billion a year on DOD's\nRDT&E\nprogram. About 80% of that goes toward the development of specific military systems or system\ncomponents. Most of the rest, between $7 billion and $8 billion, goes toward more fundamental\nresearch, development, and demonstrations of sciences and technologies identified as important to\nmilitary capabilities and operations (called the Science and Technology program).\n  Total RDT&E funding for the last 10 years has remained relatively level in nominal terms. \nHowever, when accounting for inflation, RDT&E funding peaked in FY1987 and declined\nfairly\nsteadily until FY1997. The decline primarily occurred in those activities associated with developing\nspecific weapon systems. Science and Technology funding during that time, although more volatile\nfrom year to year, has kept up with inflation. Maintaining a healthy Science and Technology\nprogram is a continuing concern of Congress.\n  The Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology has been given the\nresponsibility of overseeing the overall RDT&E budget. Reporting to the Undersecretary is the\nDirector of Defense Research and Engineering (DDR&E), who is responsible for overseeing\nthe\nScience and Technology program. Actual program management responsibility belongs to the\nServices and a number of Defense Agencies. Each Service and Defense Agency has its own process\nfor planning its RDT&E and Science and Technology investment. The DDR&E is\nresponsible for\npublishing a DOD-wide Science and Technology Strategy and Plan.\n  DOD's RDT&E budget supports work at universities, private firms, non-profits, federally\nfinanced research and development centers, Service-owned research facilities, and other federally\nowned research facilities. DOD currently has over 80 Research and Development facilities and 26\nTest and Evaluation Centers.\n  Some issues that Congress has been addressing and likely will continue to deal with include:\nmaintaining a healthy Science and Technology (S&T) investment; accelerating the transition\nof new\ntechnology from the laboratory to the field; downsizing DOD's RDT&E infrastructure; and\nintegration with the commercial sector.",
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      "summary": "This report describes the basic elements and issues of the Department of Defense's (DOD) Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E) Program. It defines basic activities supported by the program, presents budget trends, discusses the management of program, and describes the infrastructure in which the program is implemented. This report is for staff new to the area of defense research and for senior staff interested in historical trends.",
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