Federal Government Announces Steps to Expedite Hiring Of STEM/Cyber Professionals
In October, the OPM issued a government-wide direct hire appointing authority for agencies...More
25 Oct 2018
Category: Policy
Transportation of Tomorrow
A 13 September Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation hearing looked at ...More
20 Sep 2018
United States and Allies Call on Tech Companies to Voluntarily Provide Encryption Access Solutions
In late August, representatives of the “Five Eyes” states — the U.S., U.K., Canada, ...More
14 Sep 2018
Defense Department Charts New Course on Artificial Intelligence
On 27 June, the Pentagon announced the creation of a new Joint Artificial Intelligence Cen...More
10 Sep 2018
The White House’s Science and Technology Priorities
The OMB, in partnership with the White House OSTP, has outlined the President’s R&D prio...More
16 Aug 2018
“An Amazing Experience”: 2018 WISE Interns Recall Their Summer in D.C.
The three, IEEE-sponsored WISE interns recently shared their thoughts about the summer pro...More
10 Aug 2018
Hearing Explores Prospects and Barriers to Large-Scale Energy Storage
On 18 July, at the latest of its “Powering America” series of hearings, the House Ener...More
2 Aug 2018
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. ...More
5 Jul 2018
Congress Looks to Update Export Controls to Include “Emerging and Foundational Technologies”
On 22 May, the Senate Banking Committee marked up and reported the Foreign Investment Risk...More
16 Jun 2018