Counter-Terrorism Research Focused On Military Needs in Iraq, Afghanistan

摘要

A small interagency group focused on antiterrorism technologies has seen its budget more than triple, mostly as a result of pressing demands for counter-explosive systems and other devices to help protect troops in Iraq. The Technical Support Working Group (TSWG) developed a reputation in the national security bureaucracy as a fast-response organization that could deliver counterterrorism technologies faster than the traditional military procurement system, mostly by relying on off-the-shelf systems. TSWG has seen irs budget grow from $60 million in 2003 to $210 million in 2004. The group operates under State Department and Defense Department oversight. Several projects in recent years have been sponsored by the Department of Homeland Security.