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The labs are known as FFRDCs (Federally Funded Research and Design Centers.) They've been ran by private contracts since their inception.
by adestefan 12y ago
The labs are known as FFRDCs (Federally Funded Research and Design Centers.) They've been ran by private contracts since their inception.
- munin 12y agoNot all of the labs are FFRDCs though (also the D stands for development, not design), some are just non-profit corporations.
- adestefan 12y agoYes my mistake on the acronym. And you're correct there are other labs with different structures such as UARCs or Lincoln Labs. But the point is that the government has never "owned" the labs. They've only funded them and have let them been run by private entities.