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BL
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999603
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b753973
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Evaluation and recommendations for improvement of the Department of Defense Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program /\ Bruce Held [and others].
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| Publication Statement
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Santa Monica, CA :: RAND,, 2006.
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Documented briefing ;; DB-490-OSD
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xix, 162 pages :: illustrations ;; 28 cm.
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| ISBN
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0833039547
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: 9780833039545
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| Notes
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"Prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense."
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"RAND National Defense Research Institute."
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-162).
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| Abstract
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The broad goal of the Department of Defense (DoD) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program is "to harness the innovative talents of our nation's small technology companies for U.S. military and economic strength." RAND researchers examined the DoD SBIR program to assess to what extent DoD is funding small businesses and to determine whether the program is indeed stimulating innovation both in the military and commercially. Overall, the researchers found that SBIR research topics align well with the department's priorities while remaining flexible enough to focus in areas that are more appropriate for small businesses. But the researchers discovered other trends during the course of the research that might be cause for concern for the future of the program. For example, the DoD SBIR program is managed in a manner that may be too lean. This finding reinforces the idea that the DoD SBIR program might be perceived more as a tax and burden to be borne by DoD than as an research and development resource to be leveraged. In light of their findings, the researchers recommend policy options for making the DoD SBIR program more responsive to the needs of the department and to the broader defense mission.
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United States.
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United States.
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Defense industries-- United States.
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Military research-- United States-- Finance.
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Research and development contracts, Government-- United States-- Finance.
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Small business-- Research-- United States.
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Small business-- Technological innovations-- United States.
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Technological innovations-- United States-- Finance.
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Defense industries.
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Military research-- Finance.
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Small business-- Research.
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Small business-- Technological innovations.
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Technological innovations-- Finance.
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United States.
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U393.E93 2006
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Held, Bruce,1958-
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United States., Department of Defense.
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National Defense Research Institute (U.S.)
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