The Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (P.L. 96-480) created the Office of Research and Technology Applications (ORTA), an organizational structure currently in place in federal laboratories in the United States.
Over time, the abbreviation "ORTA" has come to stand for people who carry out the organization's duties. In order to facilitate and coordinate technology transfer, all laboratories with 200 or more scientific, engineering, or related technical roles are required by law to have at least one full-time employee working for the ORTA.
These agencies and their laboratories make up the membership of the FLC. For more information, please click on the links below:
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
U.S. Department of Defense (DOD)
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI)
U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)
U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)
U.S. Department of Transportation
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs