Senate Panel Zaps Pentagon Mad-Science Agency -- The Danger RoomPentagon way-out research arm Darpa may be forced to get by on a mere $3 billion next year. The Senate Armed Services Committee has recommended taking $143.4 million out of Darpa’s proposed budget for 2011, as legislators question just how mad the Defense Department’s mad-science agency ought to be during wartime.
Since Sept. 11, Pentagon way-out research Darpa has been in a bit of a tricky position, even as its budget has grown by nearly 50 percent. The agency is supposed to investigate the wildest of the wild science and technology ideas; but it’s also supposed to translate that blue-sky material into real advantages for troops at war. The agency allegedly reports to the Director, Defense Research and Engineering, the Pentagon’s top geek; but, in practice, DDR&E hasn’t had much impact on what Darpa pursues.
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