American Association for the Advancement of Science: “Basic and applied research and energy and environmental research scored significant increases in a 2012 budget bill signed recently by President Barack Obama, but overall research and development spending will decline by 1.3%, according to a new analysis by the AAAS R&D Budget and Policy Program. Total R&D spending for fiscal year 2012 was set at $142 billion, down about $1.9 billion from 2011.”

• FY 2012 Congressional Action on R&D by Agency
• Chart detailing 2012 R&D for the U.S. Department of Defense
• AAAS R&D Budget and Policy Program