11 Government Databases & Tools to Help You Understand Critical Technology Needs

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Oct 18, 2023

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SBIR/STTR Award Data

The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs encourage domestic small businesses to engage in Federal Research/Research and Development (R/R&D) with the potential for commercialization.

Section 809 Panel Reports

The Advisory Panel on Streamlining and Codifying Acquisition Regulations (Section 809 Panel) was created in 2016 to deliver recommendations that could transform the defense acquisition system. The panel released five publications: an interim report, a final report in three volumes, and a roadmap organizing all 98 recommendations within 4 founding principles.

Challenge.gov

Federal agencies can engage public solvers in challenges and prize competitions (together referred to as “prize competitions”) to identify innovative solutions to critical issues. This site also provides a comprehensive toolkit for federal employees interested in or currently running prize competitions.

DoD Information Analysis Centers

Technical data and analysis resource for the identification and utilization of existing S&T information. The DoD IAC's services span across 22 Technical Focus Areas, each critical to the needs of the Department and mapped to one of the three corresponding primary domain areas: Defense Systems, Cyber-Security and Information Systems, and Homeland Defense and Security.