The Resource Federal research : opportunities exist to improve the management and oversight of federally funded research and development centers
Federal research : opportunities exist to improve the management and oversight of federally funded research and development centers
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- Summary
- In 2006, the federal government spent $13 billion -- 14 percent of its research and development (R&D) expenditures -- to enable 38 federally funded R&D centers (FFRDCs) to meet special research needs. FFRDCs -- including laboratories, studies and analyses centers, and systems engineering centers -- conduct research in military space programs, nanotechnology, microelectronics, nuclear warfare, and biodefense countermeasures, among other areas. GAO was asked to identify (1) how federal agencies contract with organizations operating FFRDCs and (2) agency oversight processes used to ensure that FFRDCs are well-managed. GAO's work is based on a review of documents and interviews with officials from eight FFRDCs sponsored by the departments of Defense (DOD), Energy (DOE), Health and Human Services (HHS), and Homeland Security (DHS). To improve the effectiveness of FFRDCs, GAO recommends that (1) DHS and HHS revise their personal conflict-of-interest policies to specifically address FFRDC contractor employees in a position to influence research findings or agency decision making and (2) agencies create an ongoing forum to share best practices for FFRDC oversight. DHS, DOD, and DOE concurred with GAO's recommendations, while HHS concurred with the need to revise its policies and is considering a best practices forum for FFRDCs
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- ii, 47 pages
- Note
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- Title from title screen (viewed on Nov. 10, 2008)
- "October 2008."
- "GAO-09-15."
- Label
- Federal research : opportunities exist to improve the management and oversight of federally funded research and development centers
- Title
- Federal research
- Title remainder
- opportunities exist to improve the management and oversight of federally funded research and development centers
- Title variation
- Opportunities exist to improve the management and oversight of federally funded research and development centers
- Subject
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- Institute for Defense Analyses
- Military research -- United States
- Research and development contracts, Government -- United States -- Evaluation
- Research institutes -- United States
- Federal aid to research -- United States
- United States, Department of Defense -- Management
- United States, Department of Energy -- Management
- United States, Department of Health and Human Services
- United States, Department of Homeland Security -- Management
- Science -- Research grants -- United States
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- In 2006, the federal government spent $13 billion -- 14 percent of its research and development (R&D) expenditures -- to enable 38 federally funded R&D centers (FFRDCs) to meet special research needs. FFRDCs -- including laboratories, studies and analyses centers, and systems engineering centers -- conduct research in military space programs, nanotechnology, microelectronics, nuclear warfare, and biodefense countermeasures, among other areas. GAO was asked to identify (1) how federal agencies contract with organizations operating FFRDCs and (2) agency oversight processes used to ensure that FFRDCs are well-managed. GAO's work is based on a review of documents and interviews with officials from eight FFRDCs sponsored by the departments of Defense (DOD), Energy (DOE), Health and Human Services (HHS), and Homeland Security (DHS). To improve the effectiveness of FFRDCs, GAO recommends that (1) DHS and HHS revise their personal conflict-of-interest policies to specifically address FFRDC contractor employees in a position to influence research findings or agency decision making and (2) agencies create an ongoing forum to share best practices for FFRDC oversight. DHS, DOD, and DOE concurred with GAO's recommendations, while HHS concurred with the need to revise its policies and is considering a best practices forum for FFRDCs
- Cataloging source
- DID
- Government publication
- federal national government publication
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/organizationName
- United States
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Institute for Defense Analyses
- United States
- United States
- United States
- United States
- Federal aid to research
- Science
- Research and development contracts, Government
- Research institutes
- Military research
- Label
- Federal research : opportunities exist to improve the management and oversight of federally funded research and development centers
- Note
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- Title from title screen (viewed on Nov. 10, 2008)
- "October 2008."
- "GAO-09-15."
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- mixed
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- ii, 47 pages
- Form of item
- electronic
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- c
- Other physical details
- digital, PDF file
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System details
- Mode of access: World Wide Web from GAO web site. Address as of 11/10/08: http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d0915.pdf ; current access available via PURL
- Label
- Federal research : opportunities exist to improve the management and oversight of federally funded research and development centers
- Note
-
- Title from title screen (viewed on Nov. 10, 2008)
- "October 2008."
- "GAO-09-15."
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- mixed
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- ii, 47 pages
- Form of item
- electronic
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other physical details
- digital, PDF file
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System details
- Mode of access: World Wide Web from GAO web site. Address as of 11/10/08: http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d0915.pdf ; current access available via PURL
Subject
- Institute for Defense Analyses
- Military research -- United States
- Research and development contracts, Government -- United States -- Evaluation
- Research institutes -- United States
- Federal aid to research -- United States
- United States, Department of Defense -- Management
- United States, Department of Energy -- Management
- United States, Department of Health and Human Services
- United States, Department of Homeland Security -- Management
- Science -- Research grants -- United States
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