A new proposal being circulated by top-level policymakers in the Office of the Secretary of Defense recommends folding the Naval Research Advisory Committee, Army Science Board and Air Force Scientific Advisory Board into the Pentagon's Defense Science Board, according to documents and sources. The move would eliminate the three service-focused advisory boards and instead establish sub-panels under the DSB that would work on joint issues related to air, sea, or land warfare, according to a Feb. 3 memo from the...
