The race has maintained its original ideals since it began in 1985 by focusing on teamwork, camaraderie, physical fitness and competition. The number of participating teams have grown from the original 19 in 1985 to nearly 300 which includes over 8000 runners.
Investments into R&D are key to maintaining and/or improving competitiveness for the long term, and Honeywell spent about $2.1 billion on it in 2016. If You Can't Beat 'Em, Buy 'Em Honeywell has a market capitalization of about $99 billion.
Analysis of the Obama Administrationâs Final Future Years Defense Program. Under the Obama Administrationâs final defense plan, the Department of Defenseâs (DoDâs) base budget would have averaged $540 billion per year (in 2017 dollars) for the years 2017 through 2021. CBO estimates that costs under that plan would have climbed steadily thereafter, reaching almost $600 billion by 2032.