Pentagon plans more cash awards for innovations
added Sat Nov 04 12:58 2006 ET from Reuters
DARPA had wrongly said last month that Congress had lifted its ability to offer cash prizes, and that the top three Urban Challenge finishers would receive trophies rather than cash. DARPA is now expected to pay cash to the top finishers.
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