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Shyu Securing Funds For Pentagon’s New Rapid Experimentation Campaign

By Matthew Beinart

Wednesday, January 19th, 2022

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Shyu Securing Funds For Pentagon’s New Rapid Experimentation Campaign

Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, Heidi Shyu speaks to Defense Writers via zoom at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Jan. 13, 2022. (DoD photo by United States Marine Corps Sgt. Taryn Sammet)

The Pentagon is likely to request a figure below a billion dollars in its fiscal year 2023 budget for its new rapid experimentation campaign, according to the department’s lead technology official, who noted the eventual FY ‘22 spending bill is also set to include some funds to get the program started. Heidi Shyu, the under secretary of defense for research and engineering, also told reporters last week she is beginning to engage with industry on opening up the program to…

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