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Appropriations, reprogramming, and the origins of Congressional control

March 31, 2021 Eric Lofgren 0

Congress controls the movement of funds between program elements, such as between two space development programs (say, GPS Space Segment and GPS Follow on). For […]

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How the military almost lost all funding for basic research

December 2, 2020 Eric Lofgren 0

What the Bureau of the Budget actually proposed when it made these reductions was that the military services get out of basic research entirely. Indeed, […]

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