Revealed: inside the US military's plan to tap huge sums from the NIH

TL;DR - A US government agreement could transfer hundreds of millions of dollars in infectious-disease research projects from the NIH to the Department of Defense. The shift could significantly change how biomedical research funding and oversight are allocated.

• The projects would move from the NIH’s infectious-diseases institute to the Department of Defense.
• The agreement reportedly covers research worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
• The provided excerpt does not specify which projects, research priorities, or transfer timelines are involved.