Advanced Technology: Proposal Review Process and Treatment of Foreign-Owned Businesses

RCED-94-81 Published: Jan 18, 1994. Publicly Released: Feb 04, 1994.

Highlights

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST) implementation of the Advanced Technology Program (ATP), focusing on: (1) how ATP limits its awards to research and development on precompetitive generic technology; and (2) NIST treatment of foreign-owned businesses that submit proposals for ATP awards.

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