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New SBIR Phase III transition data shows a familiar bottleneck.

The problem is not the technology. It is the program office runway.

July 23, 2026·4 min read·By Defense Signals Desk·
Signal Intelligence™ · generating Executive Brief

DoD SBIR data for FY2026 Q1 shows Phase II to Phase III transitions holding at 8%. The bottleneck is not technical readiness but the absence of a receiving program office with color-of-money aligned to the transition window. Three offices are experimenting with pre-transition MOUs. It is too early to say whether they work.

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