A new Gallup Poll shows that Americans still view the war in Iraq and terrorism as the top two priorities for Congress and the Administration. An overwhelming 47 percent of survey respondents cited the war in Iraq as their top “unprompted” concern. Gallup pollsters simply asked what should be the top priorities. Ranking second was terrorism or national security at 20 percent.
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.

