Competition: Information on Federally Funded Research and Development Centers

NSIAD-88-116FS Published: May 24, 1988. Publicly Released: May 24, 1988.

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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information regarding 12 federally funded research and development centers (FFRDC), focusing on: (1) their official statements of mission; (2) how the Department of Defense (DOD) and the Department of Energy (DOE) oversee FFRDC; and (3) how DOD or DOE place work at FFRDC they sponsor.

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