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Publication Date: 1976
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The Pentagon's Program of IR&D: The Need for Reform
Reppy, Judith; Long, F. A.
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, 32, 1, 30-36, Jan 76
"Independent Research and Development" for the Defense Department costs United States taxpayers about one billion dollars a year. Facts about the program are hard to uncover, but two members of Cornell University's Program on Science, Technology, and Society have investigated the program and conclude that Congress should exert greater control. (Author/BT)
Descriptors: Armed Forces, Contracts, Development, Federal Government, Federal Programs, Government Role, National Defense, Research
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