Research & Development
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Maintaining U.S. Leadership in Science and Technology
Excerpts from Dr. Mehmood Khan's 6 March testimony before the House Science Committee on maintaining U.S. leadership in science and technology.
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White House Issues Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence
On 11 February, President Trump signed an Executive Order giving guidance to federal agencies designed to accelerate America’s leadership in AI technology.
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GAO Enhances Science and Technology Advisory Role for Congress
The GAO has launched a new technology assessment team to better meet Congress’s growing need for information on science and technology issues.
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Hearing Focuses on “Non-Traditional” Chinese Espionage
A recent Senate Judiciary Committee hearing focused on increasingly proactive Chinese espionage efforts to acquire U.S. commercial and military tech.
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Ten-Year Vision Set for U.S. Ocean Science and Technology
The NSTC recently released a report outlining an interagency consensus on U.S. goals for ocean science and technology through 2028.
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Defense Department Charts New Course on Artificial Intelligence
On 27 June, the Pentagon announced the creation of a new Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC), dubbed “The Jake” by defense officials.
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The White House’s Science and Technology Priorities
The OMB, in partnership with the White House OSTP, has outlined the President’s R&D priorities for the coming budget year.
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Congress Seeks to Promote U.S. Leadership in Quantum Computing
On 26 June, House and Senate leaders introduced the National Quantum Initiative Act (H.R. 6227), bi-partisan legislation designed to accelerate and coordinate U.S. public and private quantum science research, standards, and workforce development, with the goal of giving the United States a competitive advantage vis-à-vis China and Europe.
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Is It Real? Or Is It Artificial Intelligence (AI)?
Using AI in computer vision and human-computer interactions will have far-reaching implications. What does this mean for policy-makers?
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Three Reasons Why Trump is Backing Exascale Computing
President Donald Trump’s new federal budget proposal keeps the United States in the global race to build the first exascale supercomputer.