House and Senate conferees have agreed on language in the fiscal year 2003 defense authorization bill that would establish a new plan to transition technologies faster from research labs to the field. The so-called "technology transition initiative" was included in both the House and Senate versions of the bill. Conferees finished negotiations on the final bill Nov. 12. According to language in the conference report, House conferees took out their provision and instead agreed to insert a provision "that would...
