Last month, the Defense Department announced $18 million in Defense Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research or DEPSCoR awards\xa0to 28 academic teams. The teams hail from all parts of the country and the competition aims to help introduce potential researchers to DoD\u2019s unique research challenges and supportive research ecosystem. To find out more about how it works, the Federal Drive got the chance to talk to Dr. Bindu Nair, Director of DoD\u2019s Basic Research Office and DEPSCoR Program Manager Dr. Jennifer Becker.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices