07/13/2011
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"Are you still committed to prioritizing basic and applied research? Will this commitment be reflected in the fiscal year 2019 budget?"
"I am worried that splitting oversight of R&D from acquisition is going to make this problem even worse."
"We have to get better at this. Anything that has a name of the 'Valley of Death' is not good, in terms of acquisition of new, cutting-edge technology."
"Another way to deter companies from taking dangerous shortcuts on worker safety is to publicize fines and penalties."