The Open Society Foundations will host a discussion on “National Security Secrecy and Surveillance: Defending the Public’s Right to Know” on April 4 in New York City.
I will moderate a panel of speakers including NSA whistleblower Thomas Drake, Jesselyn Radack of the Government Accountability Project, investigative journalist Timothy Shorrock, and ACLU attorney Jameel Jaffer.
Seating is limited. For more information and to RSVP see here.
Called today to speak on behalf of U.S. science and technology, Dr. Jedidah Isler, astrophysicist, educator, strategist, policy-maker, and science communicator, will provide constructive, nonpartisan feedback to the House Committee’s hearing “American Global Competitiveness at 250: Legislative Proposals to Secure U.S. Technology Leadership.”
“Federal data and access to it is not a partisan issue. It is a people issue. Our country cannot achieve greatness without access to the data that measure what we value, who we are, and where we’re heading.”
The United States’ biosecurity governance system is structurally incapable of detecting and responding to certain classes of threats. U.S. biosecurity tools have not kept pace with technological advancements or a changing threat landscape.
The United States has never lacked for scientific ambition. What we need now is a renewed civic commitment to ensuring that talent is harnessed for the benefit of all people. Science can work for everyone. Join us as we build a broader coalition committed to that vision.