Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) asked when Congress might see the report it directed last year on “the feasibility and advisability of using” Space Radar for scientific and civil purposes, such as topographical mapping. Undersecretary Sega, who is also DOD Executive Agent for Space, responded—after consultation—that “interim results” would be available June 1.
A new report from the Government Accountability Office calls for the Pentagon’s Chief Technology Officer to have budget certification authority over the military services’ research and development accounts—a move the services say would add a burdensome and unnecessary layer of bureaucracy.
