Small Business Innovation Research

This Feb. 27, 2018, photo shows electronics for use in a quantum computer in the quantum computing lab at the IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center in Yorktown Heights, N.Y. Describing the inner workings of a quantum computer isn’t easy, even for top scholars. That’s because the machines process information at the scale of elementary particles such as electrons and photons, where different laws of physics apply. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

The quantum battle for the Indo-Pacific theater: Intersections of technology and territory

Quantum technologies have the potential to revolutionize various fields, from communication and cryptography to material science, financial modeling, drug…

Commentary

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New organization plays matchmaker for innovators, DoD

Acquisition

EPA, Water Contamination Nitrates Oregon

Conflict of interest comes to light in the EPA’s small business innovation research program

Contracting

MC1 (AW/SW) Michael D. Cole

Navy tech bridges connecting small businesses with its needs

Ask the CIO

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New data shines brighter light on merits, impacts of SBIR, STTR programs

Contracts/Awards

DIU

Industry leaders band together to ask DoD for acquisition reform

Acquisition

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One National Guard unit’s idea to improve efficiency: spend less time filling out forms

On DoD

The U.S. Capitol dome is seen past the base of the Washington Monument just before sunrise in Washington, Saturday, Dec. 22, 2018. Hundreds of thousands of federal workers faced a partial government shutdown early Saturday after Democrats refused to meet President Donald Trump's demands for $5 billion to start erecting a border wall with Mexico. Overall, more than 800,000 federal employees would see their jobs disrupted, including more than half who would be forced to continue working without pay. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Why Congress should reauthorize, strengthen the SBIR program

Emily Murphy, the former administrator of the General Services Administration and now a Senior Fellow with the Center for Government Contracting at George…

Commentary

Small Business Administration wants to show off new technologies made possible through its funding programs

In today’s Federal Newscast, the Small Business Administration is looking to showcase entrepreneurs developing technology in key industries in part through…

Federal Newscast

Defense innovation bumps up against a Cold War budget system

Defense

Pentagon planners know the U.S. military needs new technologies if it hopes to stay on top. But many of the innovation initiatives don’t gain scale because of the 1960s-era planning, programming, budgeting and execution (PPBE) process.