Federal Research and Development: Budgeting and Priority-Setting Issues, 109th Congress

Abstract

Federal research and development (R&D) funding priorities change over time, reflecting Presidential policies and national needs. Defense R&D predominated in the 1980s, decreasing to about 50% of federal R&D in the 1990s. In non-defense R&D, space R&D was important in the 1960s as the nation sought to compete with the Soviet Union; energy R&D was a priority during the energy-short 1970s, and, since the 1980s, health R&D has predominated in civilian science. Defense R&D and homeland security R&D funding are also priorities.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 22, 2005
Accession Number
ADA465498

Entities

People

  • Genevieve J. Knezo

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Cyber

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Biological Sciences
  • Climate Change
  • Congress
  • Counterterrorism
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Education
  • Engineering
  • Federal Budgets
  • Governments
  • Homeland Security
  • Law
  • National Governments
  • National Security
  • Physical Sciences
  • Terrorism
  • United States Government

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Public Financial Management and Budgeting
  • Strategic Security Studies

Technology Areas

  • Space