Federal Research: DoD's Small Business Innovation Research Program.

Abstract

The Department of Defense (DOD) and certain other federal agencies are required to set aside a certain percentage of their research and development (R&D) budgets for the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program. In fiscal year 1997, this will amount to about $1 billion governmentwide, of which about $500 million is expected to be funded by DOD. The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 required GAO to review certain aspects of DOD'S SBIR program and report the results to the Congress. To meet these objectives and by agreement with your offices, the General Accounting Office reviewed DOD'S policies and procedures to determine if they establish processes that help ensure that (1) quality research is performed under the funding agreements, (2) competitive procedures are being followed, and (3) technologies developed through the program are likely to be used in military programs or projects.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 30, 1997
Accession Number
ADA325129

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Business Administration
  • Commerce
  • Competition
  • Congress
  • Department Of Defense
  • Economic Development
  • Engineering
  • Governments
  • House Of Representatives
  • Military Planning
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Small Business
  • United States

Readers

  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR) EDI Research and Innovation.