Heilmeier, on the other hand, pored over every word of the orders, often sending them back for revisions. He also began to comb through the budget, weeding out programs he felt had limited relevance to the military. J. C. R. Licklider, whose vision of an “Intergalactic Computer Network” had been enthusiastically embraced by the likes of Herzfeld and Lukasik, suddenly found himself in conflict with DARPA’s new director.
