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Technology Transfer: U.S. and Foreign Participation in R&D at Federal Laboratories

RCED-88-203BR Published: Aug 15, 1988. Publicly Released: Sep 06, 1988.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO assessed: (1) the extent of U.S. and foreign researchers' participation in federal research and development laboratories; (2) federal laboratories' policies regarding foreign access to research and development; (3) reciprocity between federal laboratory researchers and foreign researchers; and (4) the implications of these issues for U.S. policy on foreign access to federal research and development.

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