We put staff in the joint project office to support the development of BOREALIS right at the beginning, at the conceptual stage of how BOREALIS will achieve its objectives. We've made ourselves part of that. We need to do this because we're the largest federal research and development organization, and we want to make sure everything we have available can support the goals that are part of the government's plan for BOREALIS.
As investments and choices are made as to the DISH portfolio, you will see the NRC working very closely with whoever is chosen, particularly if they are ecosystem or academic organizations. In fact, I hope we have prior existing relationships that are very strong. The challenge programming I talked about has brought us a lot closer to one another, so we're well positioned to deliver. The important distinction is that we are a capability of talented people. We also have a connection to small and medium-sized businesses that's very robust. It's almost not something you can replicate. We're offering those capabilities and assets to what the government is trying to achieve with BOREALIS.
I think we're there. There will obviously be further decisions made on how it will be structured and how it will work. We'll play a part in that, to the extent that we can be useful.
