25.0 http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2009/06/13/pentagon_fears_technology_edge_may_be_eroding/ 1 38 0 2009-06-15T09:17:49-04:00 blank 65 true http://giv.to/W5eqoK pentagon-fears-technology-edge-may-be-eroding The Pentagon fears a severe shortage of scientists and engineers at government laboratories could erode the military's technological edge in developing weapons and other projects in coming years, spawning a hiring boom at military research laboratories and an expansion of scholarships, advertising campaigns, and other ways to recruit a new generation of researchers. 2009-10-23T08:57:50-04:00 11 -459.23