DoD Small Business Innovation Research Program

Abstract

The DoD IG evaluated whether Military Departments and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) effectively used the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program for research and development projects to meet DoD requirements and whether projects developed for the SBIR program resulted in products for commercial or military markets. The audit team found that Army, Navy, Air Force, and DARPA used different methodologies to track and report SBIR commercialization. Inconsistent approaches to reporting Phase III contracting actions may have led to underreporting of SBIR successes. Underreported SBIR successes may affect future congressional decisions to reauthorize the Federal SBIR program and diminish the role that small businesses play in early-stage research and development with DoD activities.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 30, 2009
Accession Number
ADA499302

Entities

Organizations

  • Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Defense

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Counter WMD
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Best Practices
  • Business Administration
  • Commerce
  • Contracts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Governments
  • Law
  • Military Acquisition
  • Military Research
  • Money
  • National Security
  • Procurement
  • Small Business
  • Technology Transfer
  • United States Special Operations Command
  • Websites

Readers

  • Defense Financial Management and Audit.
  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR) EDI Research and Innovation.