Though senior Defense Department officials have repeatedly said the DOD goal for science and technology funding is 3 percent of the annual Pentagon budget, DOD projects the S&T share of funding will decline every year through 2007, according to officials and documents. A congressional staffer yesterday told InsideDefense.com that DOD's long-range spending plan shows S&T funding will decline beginning with next year's budget request. Pentagon projections contained in the FY-03 to FY-07 future years defense plan indicate that S&T funding...
