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SASC Members Push for More DoD Investment in Key Research Areas

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Tuesday, February 10th, 2015

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SASC Members Push for More DoD Investment in Key Research Areas

Former undersecretary of defense for policy Eric Edelman, in a 2007 Pentagon press conference. DoD photo.

Members of the Senate Armed Services Committee pushed for more technology advancement in their focus areas after hearing from two National Defense Panel members on the panelists’ investment priorities--highlighting the committee’s near-unanimous sentiment that defense spending needs to be much higher than sequestration allows.Eric Edelman, a panel member and former undersecretary of defense for policy, said in his opening statement that Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel asked the panel to take a close look at whether the Defense Department’s 20-year research…

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