I don't understand. The funding sources he does accept can still be funded by defense groups if they're cruising through proposals. It's ultimately the same pot

I don't understand. The funding sources he does accept can still be funded by defense groups if they're cruising through proposals. It's ultimately the same pot of money with the same reporting due to the government who will find out the same things from the same sources. Just because you didn't get your funding directly from ONR doesn't mean the DoD isn't funding your research.