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CSIS Issues Commentary: Are SBIR 'Mills' Truly a Problem?
August 18, 2026
WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on Aug. 17, 2026, by Jerry McGinn, director of the Center for the Industrial Base and senior fellow in the CSIS Defense and Security Department, and Jacob Schwandt:

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Are SBIR "Mills" Truly a Problem?

Last year's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) reauthorization debate was among the most contentious in the program's four- . . .

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