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Not all of the labs are FFRDCs though (also the D stands for development, not design), some are just non-profit corporations.
by munin 12y ago
Not 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.