
House Armed Services Committee (HASC) Ranking Member Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-Texas) wants to make sure that the Pentagon’s fiscal year 2021 request for more research-and-development prototyping funds does not come at the expense of reducing basic research programs. Speaking with reporters on Capitol Hill Feb. 12, Thornberry said it is “good and right” for the Pentagon to request a significant increase in its research, development, test and evaluation (RDT&E) funds in its budget request, released Feb. 10. Budget documents show…