FEDERALLY FUNDED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTERS: Improved Oversight and Evaluation Needed for DODs Data Access Pilot Program

Abstract

FFRDCs provide federal agencies with research and development functions, technical systems engineering capabilities, and policy development and decision-making studies, among other services. The Federal Acquisition Regulation states that FFRDCs have a special relationship with DOD, which can give FFRDCs access to sensitive data beyond what would commonly be shared with contractors. The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 directed DOD to establish a 3-year pilot program that allows FFRDCs streamlined access to sensitive data maintained by DOD. It also included a provision for GAO to report on the pilot program within 2 years of implementation. This report addresses the extent to which (1) FFRDCs are using the pilot program, (2) DOD put procedures in place to protect data accessed, and (3) DOD is evaluating the pilot program.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2020
Accession Number
AD1099005

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

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Communities of Interest

  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Congress
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Data Analysis
  • Department Of Defense
  • Employment
  • Engineering
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Lessons Learned
  • National Security
  • Software Development
  • Systems Engineering
  • Unauthorized Disclosure
  • United States Government

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