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Robert Smith

Former Director, Navy SBIR/STTR Programs

Robert Smith is the former director of Department of the Navy SBIR/STTR (Small Business Innovation Research/
Opinion

Don’t limit defense innovation by capping small-biz awards

A proposed change to the Small Business Innovation Research program would deprive the military of some of its best problem-solvers, writes Robert Smith, former director of the Navy's SBIR/STTR programs.

  • By Robert Smith