Public Policy
Examples of policy topics include: high-skills immigration, patent reform, research and development in the federal budget, comprehensive energy policy, communications policy, cybersecurity and privacy, U.S. innovation and competitiveness, and ensuring a top-notch technology workforce to ensure prosperity and security in the United States.
Policy Topics include:
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NSF and DoD Announce Grants in Partnership to Accelerate Secure 5G Communications
NSF and DoD announced the award of $12 million to 16 teams of 5G operators through the NSF’s Convergence Accelerator Program.
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NIST Report Outlines Grand Challenges for U.S. Semiconductor Manufacturing
NIST outlines seven “grand challenges” to strengthen the U.S. competitiveness in semiconductor technology and manufacturing.
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Warning: PTAB Is Hazardous to America’s Competitive Health
Guest contributor James Edwards says the gamesmanship at and weaponization of PTAB turn it into a powerful tool against American innovators.
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Towards a STEM-ready Future
Math Phobia According to the Programme for International Student Assessment, 59 percent of adolescents think mathematics is complex, and 31 percent report experiencing high levels of math anxiety when solving math problems. Mathematics usually snags one of the top spots in being the ‘most challenging’ or ‘most disliked’ subject in…
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Congressional Staff and the Daily Workings of Democracy
After a year embedded in the U.S. Senate, I am coming away inspired by the people that carry out our ambitious democracy. Congress is a wonderful, weird and sometimes frustrating place steeped in history, procedure and power. And almost no one knows how it works. I had few expectations for…
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New DOE Offices to Help Modernize the Electric Grid and Provide Clean Energy Infrastructure to Underserved Economies
Two new DOE program offices will support electric grid modernization and target energy infrastructure investments at underserved communities.
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DARPA Forward Takes National Security Innovation “On the Road”
DARPA Forward aims to energize regional and national innovation ecosystems, fuel breakthroughs in national security, and help deliver the U.S. technological advantage.
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NSF Announces Research Center for Smart City Streetscapes
NSF has launched a new Engineering Research Center that will focus on catalyzing and coalescing the emerging discipline of smart cities.
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Hearing Looks at Cyber Risks in Space
The House Science Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics recently held a hearing on the security of civil and commercial space systems.
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CHIPS Act Passes! Now what?
The CHIPS Act passed the House on 28 July, one day after passing the Senate, and President Biden signed it into law on 9 August.
