Kelly Defends Cuts to Science and Tech Budget

Nextgov: The Homeland Security Department plans to make up for a roughly 20 percent proposed funding cut at its Science and Technology Directorate by relying on research and development from other government labs and the private sector, Secretary John Kelly told lawmakers Wednesday.

The department’s science and technology wing funds the development of numerous cybersecurity tools, often focusing on tools the private sector is unlikely to develop on its own or investing seed money into projects developed at universities and national labs.

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