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SBIR GatewayWelcome to Déjà vu land as we once again engage our Continuing Resolution (CR) merry-go-round, but this time with a twist. It's complicated but hopefully you'll understand what is going on.

In brief – At 6:35pm today, May 19, the Senate passed (by unanimous consent) a continuing resolution that would keep the SBIR, STTR and CPP programs going "as is" for 12 months. The House is in recess (on their district work period) and won't attend to this until next week. This CR is significantly different from the previous ones and the House will have several options at their disposal. Let's not count our chickens before they hatch.

There's quite a bit of SBIR material to cover, some of which may be considered salacious, so keep some Dramamine handy in case of nausea.

To read the full, original article click on this link: SBIR Insider 5-19-11 Issue

Author: Rick Shindell