What is SBIR? Four things to know about industry funding now frozen in Congress [VIDEO]
The Small Business Innovation Research program is in trouble, and Valerie Insinna is here to walk you through what you need to know.
‘Clean those bastards out’: Small business fund used by DoD teeters on the edge
Senate lawmakers are at an impasse over the Small Business Innovation Research program, a key program used by the Pentagon to provide seed funding for small firms.
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Congress has an opportunity this fall to clarify the purpose of the Small Business Innovation Research effort, write Jon Chung and Dan Berkenstock.
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Congress and the new Pentagon leadership must act now and expand the program to the Army and Navy, and the defense agencies. Scaling the program up will not cure all the department’s innovation woes but it will send an important message to our next generation of entrepreneurs that the Pentagon really is open for business.
ERCA: Army Contracts To Help New Cannon ‘Fire Faster’
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Marines, Koreans Test Radio Translator: 15 Lbs Of Interoperability
At the annual Ssang Yong wargames, US Marines and their South Korean counterparts are testing a small gadget that could solve a big problem: incompatible radios. Getting different networks to connect is hard enough between the Marine Corps and the US Navy, the Army and the Air Force, but multi-national operations are chronically plagued by […]