Although the Senate Appropriations Committee voted on 15 September to freeze the Department of Defense’s (DOD) base budget in fiscal year (FY) 2012 at the current level of $513 billion, it proposed an increase of almost seven per cent for basic research at the department to nearly $2.1bn.
“The bill fully funds ‘6.1’ Basic Research programs across the Services and DARPA; provides $200 million for the Rapid Innovation Fund authorized by the Senate Armed Services Committee; and includes increases in the areas of nanotechnology, cybersecurity, and alternative energy,” said a committee news release.
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