The Chronical of Higher Education
Paul Basken
April 20, 2016
Even after the budget-sequestration vote of 2013 put a cap on
government agencies’ spending, the Department of Defense was determined to
maintain its support for basic research. Now that Congress has temporarily
lifted the caps, the department is eager to expand research partnerships at
American universities.
Stephen P. Welby, after nearly three decades of
technology-related experience in government and industry, has just taken the
post of assistant secretary of defense for research and engineering. In that position,
he is the chief adviser to the secretary of defense on all matters of science,
technology, and research
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