Master Government List

Information on this list is current as of April 2009. More recent updates are noted.

Grouped by:

• FFRDC
• Sponsoring agency
• Administrator type
• Location
• Activity type

by Sponsoring Agency

• Department of Defense
  • Department of the Air Force
  • Department of the Army
  • Department of the Navy
  • National Security Agency
  • Office of the Secretary of Defense
• Department of Energy
• Department of Health and Human Services
  • National Institutes of Health
• Department of Homeland Security
  • Under Secretary for Science & Technology
• Department of Transportation
  • Federal Aviation Administration
• Department of the Treasury
  • Internal Revenue Service
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration
• National Science Foundation
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Department of Defense

Department of the Air Force

• Aerospace Federally Funded Research and Development Center  
  Administrator: The Aerospace Corporation
  Location: El Segundo, CA
• Lincoln Laboratory  
  Administrator: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  Location: Lexington, MA
• Project Air Force  
  Administrator: RAND Corp.
  Location: Santa Monica, CA
• • The following portions of the RAND Corporation are FFRDCs: National Defense Research Institute (formerly Defense/Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff), Project Air Force, and the Arroyo Center.

Department of the Army

• Arroyo Center  
  Administrator: RAND Corp.
  Location: Santa Monica, CA
• • The following portions of the RAND Corporation are FFRDCs: National Defense Research Institute (formerly Defense/Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff), Project Air Force, and the Arroyo Center.
• Software Engineering Institute  
  Administrator: Carnegie Mellon University
  Location: Pittsburgh, PA
• • On June 1, 1997, Office of the Secretary of Defense became the sponsor of the Software Engineering Institute (SEI). The previous sponsor was Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. In December 2004, Department of the Army became the sponsor of SEI.

Department of the Navy

• Center for Naval Analyses  
  Administrator: The CNA Corporation
  Location: Alexandria, VA

National Security Agency

• Centers for Communications and Computing  
  Administrator: Institute for Defense Analyses
  Location: Alexandria, VA
• • Although the Institute for Defense Analyses Communications and Computing FFRDC has been in existence since 1956, the Department of Defense added it to the Master Government List of FFRDCs for the first time in October 1995.

Office of the Secretary of Defense

• C3I Federally Funded Research & Development Center  
  Administrator: MITRE Corp.
  Location: Bedford, MA, and McLean, VA
• National Defense Research Institute  
  Administrator: RAND Corp.
  Location: Santa Monica, CA
• • The following portions of the RAND Corporation are FFRDCs: National Defense Research Institute (formerly Defense/Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff), Project Air Force, and the Arroyo Center.
• Studies and Analyses Center  
  Administrator: Institute for Defense Analyses
  Location: Alexandria, VA

Department of Energy

• Ames Laboratory  
  Administrator: Iowa State University of Science and Technology
  Location: Ames, IA
• Argonne National Laboratory  
  Administrator: UChicago Argonne, LLC
  Location: Argonne, IL
• • On January 1, 2007 the Argonne National Laboratory acquired a new university administrator (UChicago Argonne, LLC).
• Brookhaven National Laboratory  
  Administrator: Brookhaven Science Associates, LLC
  Location: Upton, Long Island, NY
• • On March 1, 1998 Brookhaven National Laboratory acquired a new nonprofit administrator (Brookhaven Science Associates, LLC.). The previous administrator was a university consortium.
• Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory  
  Administrator: Fermi Research Alliance, LLC
  Location: Batavia, IL
• • On October 1, 2006 the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory acquired a new university administrator (Fermi Research Alliance, LLC).
• Idaho National Laboratory  
  Administrator: Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC
  Location: Idaho Falls, ID
• • On February 1, 2005, the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory was renamed the Idaho National Laboratory (INL). Also, INL's administrator, Bechtel BWXT Idaho, LLC, was renamed Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC.
• Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory  
  Administrator: University of California
  Location: Berkeley, CA
• Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory  
  Administrator: Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
  Location: Livermore, CA
• • On May 8, 2007, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory acquired a new industrial firm administrator (Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC). The previous administrator was the University of California.
• Los Alamos National Laboratory  
  Administrator: Los Alamos National Security, LLC
  Location: Los Alamos, NM
• • On June 1, 2006, Los Alamos National Laboratory acquired a new industrial firm administrator (Los Alamos National Security, LLC). The previous administrator was the University of California.
• National Renewable Energy Laboratory  
  Administrator: Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC
  Location: Golden, CO
• • In September 1991, the name was changed from Solar Energy Research Institute. On July 29, 2008 National Renewable Energy Laboratory acquired a new industrial firm administrator (Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC).
• Oak Ridge National Laboratory  
  Administrator: UT-Battelle, LLC
  Location: Oak Ridge, TN
• • On April 1, 2000, Oak Ridge National Laboratory acquired a new nonprofit administrator (UT-Battelle, LLC). The previous administrator was the industrial firm Lockheed Martin Energy Research Corp.
• Pacific Northwest National Laboratory  
  Administrator: Battelle Memorial Institute
  Location: Richland, WA
• Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory  
  Administrator: Princeton University
  Location: Princeton, NJ
• Sandia National Laboratories  
  Administrator: Sandia Corporation, a subsidiary of Lockheed Martin Corp.
  Location: Albuquerque, NM
• Savannah River National Laboratory  
  Administrator: Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC
  Location: Aiken, SC
• • On August 1, 2007 Savannah River National Laboratory acquired a new industrial firm administrator (Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC).
  • The Savannah River National Laboratory changed its name and operating contractor to Washington Savannah River Co. on December 8, 2005. Before that, its name was the Savannah River Technology Center and the operating contractor was Westinghouse Savannah River Co.
• Stanford Linear Accelerator Center  
  Administrator: Leland Stanford, Jr., University
  Location: Stanford, CA
• Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility  (Updated: July 9, 2009)
  Administrator: Jefferson Science Associates, LLC
  Location: Newport News, VA

Department of Health and Human Services

National Institutes of Health

• National Cancer Institute at Frederick  
  Administrator: Science Applications International Corp.; Charles River Laboratories, Inc.; Data Management Services, Inc.; Wilson Information Services, Inc.
  Location: Frederick, MD
• • In 2000, the name was changed from NCI Frederick Cancer Research and Development Center.

Department of Homeland Security

Under Secretary for Science & Technology

• Homeland Security Studies and Analysis Institute 
  Administrator: Analytic Services, Inc.
  Location: Arlington, VA
• • On March 5, 2009, the Homeland Security Studies and Analysis Institute was created. This new FFRDC together with the Homeland Security Systems Engineering and Development Institute replaced the Homeland Security Institute in March 2009.
• Homeland Security Systems Engineering and Development Institute 
  Administrator: MITRE Corp.
  Location: McLean, VA
• • On March 5, 2009, the Homeland Security Systems Engineering and Development Institute was created. This new FFRDC together with the Homeland Security Studies and Analysis Institute replaced the Homeland Security Institute in March 2009.
• National Biodefense Analysis & Countermeasures Center  
  Administrator: Battelle National Biodefense Institute
  Location: Frederick, MD

Department of Transportation

Federal Aviation Administration

• Center for Advanced Aviation System Development  
  Administrator: MITRE Corp.
  Location: McLean, VA

Department of the Treasury

Internal Revenue Service

• Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Department of Veterans Affairs Federally Funded Research and Development Center  
  Administrator: Center for Enterprise Modernization, MITRE Corp.
  Location: McLean, VA
• • In October 1998, the Tax Systems Modernization Institute (IIT Research Institute) Lanham, MD, contract expired. TSMI was replaced with Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Federally Funded Research and Development Center administered by the MITRE Corp. in McLean, VA. On October 1, 2008 the Department of Veterans Affairs was designated a co-sponsor of the Center for Enterprise Modernization.

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

• Jet Propulsion Laboratory  
  Administrator: California Institute of Technology
  Location: Pasadena, CA

National Science Foundation

• National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center  
  Administrator: Cornell University
  Location: Arecibo, PR
• National Center for Atmospheric Research  
  Administrator: University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
  Location: Boulder, CO
• National Optical Astronomy Observatories  
  Administrator: Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc.
  Location: Tucson, AZ
• • Since February 1984, this center includes three former FFRDCs: Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory, Kitt Peak National Observatory and the National Solar Observatory (formerly Sacramento Peak Observatory).
• National Radio Astronomy Observatory  
  Administrator: Associated Universities, Inc.
  Location: Charlottesville, VA
• Science and Technology Policy Institute  
  Administrator: Institute for Defense Analyses
  Location: Washington, DC
• • On October 1, 1998, the Critical Technologies Institute was renamed the Science and Technology Policy Institute (STPI). As of December 1, 2003, RAND Corp. was replaced by the Institute for Defense Analyses as STPI's administrator.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

• Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses  
  Administrator: Southwest Research Institute
  Location: San Antonio, TX