The U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) is working more closely with other military research organizations to help offset a steep decline in its own funding for that purpose, NRO Director Bruce Carlson said. These organizations include the Air Force Research Laboratory, the Naval Research Laboratory and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, he said.

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