How do CAFE judges determine the eligibility to participate in the GAT Challenge for Federal employees or federally-funded innovations?
The basic rule is that no unfair advantage will be allowed. Unfair would be a directly and substantially federally-funded competitive advantage that was not available or accessible to all prospective participants. Education and the knowledge gained from it are deemed to be accessible to all except in cases where the federal government and/or its contractee have kept it confidential or proprietary and not shared it in the public domain. Privately-developed, non-federally-funded knowledge and innovation are eligible to compete. CAFE makes every effort to post relevant and helpful information and educational materials in the CAFE Technology Library on the CAFE Website. In addition, the CAFE website offers an esteemed list of expert Team Consultants that are accessible to all teams on the website.
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