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Federal Research: Evaluation of Small Business Innovation Research Can Be Strengthened

T-RCED-99-198 Published: Jun 17, 1999. Publicly Released: Jun 17, 1999.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the results of its review of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, focusing on: (1) the distribution of awards by company and geographic area, with special emphasis on the share of awards received by the 25 most frequent winners; (2) the extent to which federal agencies are considering commercial potential and the program's other goals in making their awards; and (3) previous evaluations of the SBIR program to identify an opportunity to improve measurements of the program's outcomes.

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