January 11, 2010 In this issue:

• The Health Care Bill & SBIR Reauthorization
• The State Of SBIR Reauthorization
• The Issues Contributing To Delay
• The House Small Biz Committee Roadblock – Pay To Play?
• House & Senate Armed Services Committees Take Control Of The DoD SBIR
• DoD Plays Strong Role Working With HASC & SASC
• Rinaldi Named New DoD SBIR/STTR Program Administrator
• DHS's Lisa Sobolewski Recovering From Major Surgery
• In Memoriam – Jim Chern

October 29 Update In this issue:

• Ten Agency SBIR/STTR Programs Extended Through January 31, 2010
• Continuing Resolutions (CRs) & SBIR
• Never Met An Earmark I Liked

October 26 Update In this issue:

• Senate Passes Bill To Extend SBIR/STTR For 6 Months

October 22 Update In this issue:

• DOD Goes It Alone (For Now)
• Reauthorization - What's Next
• Political Credit Where Credit Is Due
• Landrieu Bill Addresses NIH SBIR ARRA Exemption

October 7, 2009 In this issue:

• House / Senate Conference Report For National Defense Authorization Bill Includes "DoD Only" SBIR/STTR Reauthorization
• Senate Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship Hearing On ARRA
• Major SBIR Conferences

September 23, 2009 In this issue:

• SBIR to Receive Another Short Term Extension

August 27, 2009 In this issue:

• SBIR Community Mourns the Passing of Senator Edward Kennedy
• The Continuing Saga Of SBIR Reauthorization
• Senate SBIR Waste, Fraud & Abuse Hearing
• Bay Area Meet & Greet Opportunity (Free)
• Major SBIR Conferences

July 29, 2009 In this issue:

• SBIR Saved From Lapsing By An 11th Hour CR
• STTR Partnering Experiment Part II
• The 2009 National SBIR Beyond Phase II Conference And Technology Showcase
• The 2009 Fall National SBIR Conference - Reno, NV

July 14, 2009 - Update:

• Senate Passes S.1233 - SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act Of 2009

June 30, 2009 In this issue:

• DISCLAIMER
• House Small Business Committee (SBC) Tries To Push SBIR Bill Quickly To The Full House With Limited Or No Debate
• Markey To Offer Key Amendment To H.R. 2965
• Additional Information On H.R. 2965
• Senator Cardin Holds Field Hearing On NIH/SBIR Exclusion In The Recovery Act (ARRA)
• Thoughts For State SBIR Outreach Organizations

June 14, 2009 In this issue:

• SBC Two Year SBIR Reauthorization Yields Unpleasant Aroma
• Senate SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Bill S.1233
• House SBC Marks Up Four SBIR Reauthorization Bills
• The Next Step(s)
• House SBC – The Next Generation
• Other SBIR Resources And Opinions

May 25, 2009 In this issue:

• Obama Nominates Winslow Sargeant As SBA Chief Counsel For Advocacy
• NIH'S National Cancer Institute (NCI) Claims A 34% Increase In SBIR Submissions!
• NCI'S $10M SBIR Bridging Program Discussed At BIO Conference
• National Research Council Issues Pre-Publication NIH/VC Study
• House Small Business Subcommittee To Hold SBIR Hearing
• Senate Committee On Small Business & Entrepreneurship To Hold SBIR Roundtable
• ARPA-E Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA)
• SBTC To Host Washington Dc Fly-In
• Dutch Government Pleased With SBIR Biodiversity Responses

April 30, 2009 In this issue:

• Office Of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP) Hosts SBIR & Technology Meeting
• House Small Business Committee Conducts SBIR Hearing
• House Science & Technology's Subcommittee On Technology & Innovation Holds SBIR Hearing
• A Salute To Ann Eskesen And Her SBIR Reauthorization Efforts
• Michael Caccuitto To Leave DoD SBIR Program

April 5, 2009 In this issue:

• Four New England Congressmen Seek To Preserve SBIR Eligibility Requirements
• The SBA, Federal Procurement, And The "Greater Small Business Community"
• Senate Confirms Karen Mills As SBA Administrator
• HHS/NIH Responds To Inquiry About NIH SBIR ARRA (Stimulus) Exemption
• NIST Announces FY-2009 Technology Innovation Program (TIP)

March 16, 2009 In this issue:

• House & Senate Reach Compromise On New CR For SBIR & Small Biz Programs
• Update On SBIR/STTR Exemption From NIH ARRA Stimulus Funding

March 11, 2009 In this issue:

• SBIR Continuing Resolution
• The NIH And Their SBIR/STTR Exemption From ARRA Stimulus Funding
• An Apology And Correction From Our Last Issue
• State Science & Technology Institute (SSTI) SBIR Editorial

February 23, 2009 In this issue:

• Stimulus Funding for NIH Specifically Exempted From SBIR/STTR
• Changing Of The Guard At The Air Force SBIR
• New Solicitations From DOT And DHS
• Update On Our DoD STTR Stimulus Experiment
• Registration Opens For 2009 NAVY Opportunity Forum
• DoD's New Idea Portal
• Serious New PDF Exploit Discovered

January 31, 2009 In this issue:

• The Future of SBIR
• Obama Selects Venture Capitalist to Head SBA
• The Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship (SBE)
• The House Small Business Committee (SBC)
• The House S&T Committee
• Feingold Offers New SBIR Reauthorization Bill S.177
• Senate SBE Hosts Roundtable on Investing in Small Business
• SBIR Gateway's STTR Stimulus Experiment
• Deputy Secretary Of Defense (A&T), Phase III Guidance Memo
• SBTC to Host Congressional "Fly-In"

December 18, 2008 In this issue:

• Landrieu to Succeed Kerry on the SBE
• Snowe Calls for Elevation of SBA Administrator to Cabinet-Level
• Wishing Him Well: Deputy Secretary of Defense (A&T), James I. Finley
• The Retirement Corner: Schaper and Guilfoos to Hang Up their Spurs
• NIST's Technology Innovation Program (TIP) Call for White Papers
• SBA Posts SBIR Affiliation Discussion on their Website
• NSF STTR Letter of Intent Due January 14, 2009
• SBIR Person of the Year
• DoD, the Big 3 and SBIR??
• Thank You Senator Kerry
• Air Force BAA Opportunity

November 5, 2008 In this issue:

• Homeland Security Issues FY-09.1 SBIR - Limited Time To Contact TPOCS
• Many SBIR Agencies To Release And/Or Open Solicitations November 12, 2008
• Oklahoma Companies Try To Educate Senator Coburn To Gain SBIR Support
• Election Results Raises Questions About SBIR & Small Business Program Support
• SBIR Reauthorization Pontification

October 19, 2008 In this issue:

• Oklahoma Senator Blocks Senate SBIR Legislation
• Oklahoma Activists Draft SBIR Petition
• SBIR Insider Comments On Reauthorization In The 110th Congress
• Fall 2008 National SBIR Conference

October 3, 2008 In this issue:

• SBIR Reauthorization Dead In The 110th Congress
• SBIR/Small Biz Extension To March 20, 2009 Is For Real!
• SBIR Continuation Heighten's Importance Of SBIR National Conference

September 5, 2008 In this issue:

• SBIR Gets a Short Term Extension (Most Likely)
• Opportunity For Colorado Area Companies

August 20, 2008 In this issue:

• SBA Proposes to Raise SBIR Award $$$ - They Want Your Comments!
• How the SBA Policy Directive Amendment Affects Reauthorization
• The Dark Side of an SBIR Continuing Resolution (CR)
• The Bright Side of an SBIR Continuing Resolution
• SBIR Reauthorization Update
• Well Deserved Accolades to a Senate Staffer and SBIR Champions
• State SBIR Outreach Organizations, "You Can Do It!"
• Accolades to a Former Senate Staffer and SBIR Champion
• Is Congressional Cynicism Justified and/or Appropriate?

July 31, 2008 In this issue:

• SBIR Reauthorization, Senate SBE Style
• Some of the Details
• Other S. 3362 Items
• Support Comments From SBTC's Jere Glover
• Opposition From ASBL's Lloyd Chapman
• An Independent View
• 2008 SBIR Beyond Phase II Conference Extends Hotel Registration Deadline

July 18, 2008 In this issue:

• SBIR Reauthorization Update
• An Insider's SBIR Reauthorization Suggestion
• New Report on R&D 100 Awards Show SBIR Impact on Innovation
• NIST Opens TIP Solicitation
• Department of Transportation (DOT) Opens Second SBIR Solicitation for FY-2008
• NIH FY-2009-1 SBIR Contracts Solicitation Announced
• Does Sandy Baruah Create a Brouhaha at SBA?
• SBIR State Rankings - SSTI's Useful Stats!
• Senate Appropriations Committee Passes $107 Million Budget Increase for SBA.

June 12, 2008 - In this issue:

• House SBIR Reauthorization Bill gets "Cool" Reception in the Senate
• Important Changes and Trouble in Homeland Security's SBIR Programs
• DARPA Gets New SBIR Program Manager
• Behind the Scenes of the 2008 Spring National SBIR Conference in Orlando
• NIST Technology Innovation Program (TIP) Update
• Registration Opens for DoD's 2008 Beyond SBIR Phase II Conference & Exhibition
• 2008 Navy Opportunity Forum Recap

May 19, 2008 - Update:

• SBIR Reauthorization Update - H.R. 5819 Moves to the Senate

April 23, 2008 - ALERT:

• SBIR Reauthorization Update - House Passes SBIR Reauthorization

April 22, 2008 - ALERT:

• SBIR Reauthorization Update - Amendments & Rules for Full House Vote

April 15, 2008 - ALERT:

• SBIR Reauthorization Update - House Small Biz Committee Mark Up

April 14, 2008 - ALERT:

• SBIR Reauthorization Update - House S&T Committee Mark Up

April 14, 2008 - In this issue:

• General SBIR News and Update

March 31, 2008 - ALERT:

• SBIR Reauthorization Update - Big Trouble for the Program House Small Biz Committee Bill

February 11, 2008 - In this issue:

• Timely SBIR Reauthorization Unlikely
• Q&A

October 1 2007 - In this issue:

• SBIR and CPP Reauthorization Passes in the Senate
• SBTC's SBIR in Rapid Transitions Conference
• More About House Passage of H.R. 3567, Small Business Investment Act of 1958
• Texas Extends Early National SBIR Conference Registration Discount
• Notice to State SBIR Representatives

September 27, 2007 - Update: H.R.3567 Passes in the House

September 19, 2007 - In this issue:

• Proposed Legislation (H.R.3567) to Obliterate the Small Business Size Standard
• Tibbetts Awardees Announced
• SBTC’s SBIR in Rapid Transitions 2007.2 Conference to Follow the Tibbetts
• Long Awaited NRC Study: Capitalizing on Science, Technology, and Innovation
• Legislation Introduced to Increase SBIR and STTR Funding
• SBIR Program Attracts Attention Abroad

June 1, 2007 - In this issue:

• Passage of Emergency Supplemental Should Restore Full DoD SBIR Funding
• SBIR Reauthorization: Plain Speak on why it may fail
• 2007 Tibbetts Awards Deadlines
• Change in Leadership at DoD Small Business Headquarters
• A Novel SBIR Program Experiment by NIST
• The First Non-NSF Sponsored National SBIR Conference
• The 2007 Navy Opportunity Forum
• High Power Connecticut SBIR Conference
• Beyond SBIR Phase II Conference & Exhibition 2007
• New SBIR Awardee Database Search Site

April 16, 2007 - In this issue:

• When Will the DoD Money Run Out? How This Could Impact Your SBIR Award
• NIST ATP Releases $60m Solicitation - Announces Proposers' Conferences Schedule
• National SBIR Spring Conference at Research Triangle Park, NC. April 30 - May 3, 2007
• Proposed Increase in SBIR Discretionary Technical Assistance
• SBIR -STEM Workforce Development Grant Pilot Program
• Schaper Joins DHS SBIR Program
• Army SBIR's LTC Kenneth Strayer to Move On
• Former DHS Program Manager, Tim Sharp Joins the Private Sector

March 26, 2007 - In this issue:

• DoD May Temporarily Freeze/Suspend their SBIR/STTR Program
• Kerry & Snowe Work to Increase SBA Budget by $97 Million
• ATP to Rise Again.. Maybe..
• NRC's Dr. Charles Wessner Enlightens SBIR Audience
• Powerhouse SBIR Attorney Dave Metzger Moves
• Air Force to Hold Commercialization Pilot Program (CPP) Review Meeting
• Registration Open for the National SBIR Spring Conference at Research Triangle Park, NC.

February 21, 2007 - In this issue:

• Costs of War, Tight Budget and a New Congress are Making SBIR Reauthorization a Tough Challenge
• Proposal to Set Aside 3% of SBIR Funding ($60 million) for Agency Administrative and Other Purposes
• Will a New York Liberal be the One to Rescue SBIR from a Soviet-Style Fate?
• Compromise No More
• If You Pass it, They Will Come
• SBA Gets Reauthorization Extension
• DOT Opens FY-07 SBIR - Important Changes in Submission Procedures
• NIH Seeks Comments about a National Survey on SBIR
• SBIR in Rapid Transitions, a Conference on DoD's Commercialization Pilot Program (CPP)
• Registration Open for the National SBIR Spring Conference at Research Triangle Park, NC.
• Tibbetts Awards for 2007

December 31, 2006 - In this issue:

• Are SBIR Topics Wired/Rigged?
• Congress and Your Future
• Jere W. Glover named SBIR Gateway's SBIR Person of the Year for 2006
• Predictions for 2007

December 11, 2006 - In this issue:

• Outlook for SBIR Issues in the 110th Congress
• Update on SBA Administrator, Steven Preston
• Confirmation Hearing on New SBA Deputy Administrator
• Changes at DoD SBIR Headquarters
• SBIR Data Rights in Jeopardy as Night Vision Corp. Loses SBIR Phase III Appeal
• What Happened to NIST's FY-2007 SBIR Phase I Program?
• Celadon Laboratories Wins NIH SBIR Protest, or do They?
• Thanks to the NSF for the Many Years of National SBIR Conference Support
• SBIR Year in Review and Person of the Year

September 15, 2006 - In this issue:

• Department of Homeland Security FY-06.2 SBIR/STTR Released
• The DoD Commercialization Pilot Program (CPP)
• SBIR Reauthorization and Augmentation
• Senator Kerry and SBIR Reauthorization

July 28, 2006 - In this issue:

• SBE Committee Mark up Suggests Interesting and Important Changes to SBIR/STTR
• Name and Address Information in CCR to be validated with Dun & Bradstreet (D&B)
• HSARPA Homeland Security Update
• Rear Admiral Jay Cohen Nominated to become Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Science and Technology

July 26, 2006 - Alert:

• SBIR Eligibility Issue to be included in SBA Reauthorization Bill Programs

June 26, 2006 - In this issue:

• Senate Small Business Committee to hold Hearing on Contracting and Innovation Research Programs
• SBA to get New Administrator: Welcome Steven Preston, Good Bye Hector Barreto
• Farewell Administrator Barreto
• NIH Issues Additional Comments on GAO Report - Expanded VC Eligibility is Sought After
• DHS's HSARPA SBIR Program Manager Announces Retirement
• Tibbetts Award Nominations Close July 15, 2006

April 3, 2006 - In this issue:

• SBA and Small Business Programs in Peril?
• National Academies Symposium on Innovation Awards and Entrepreneurship
• Senate SBE Hearing - More Woes for SBA's Barreto
• Note to SBA: Help is on the Way... Maybe...
• The Return of the Tibbetts Awards Program

February 16, 2006 - In this issue:

• Bill Introduced to Raise SBIR Awards
• Changes at DHS's HSARPA
• Inc. Magazine's Best Friends In DC: On the Hill
• The President's 2007 Budget and SBA
• Change in HSARPA's RTAP Schedule