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Emerging Technology
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Allies or Adversaries? Science Diplomacy’s Calibration in the President’s Budget Request

Nestled in the cuts and investments of interest to the S&T community is a more complex story of how the administration is approaching the practice of science diplomacy.

04.09.26 | 6 min read
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Clean Energy
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DOE’s FY27 Budget Request: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Surprise! It’s a double album drop with the release of both the President’s Budget Request (PBR to us, not Pabst Blue Ribbon) and the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Budget Justification for Fiscal Year 2027 (FY27) last Friday.

04.09.26 | 11 min read
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Environment
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Hot Takes: What the FY27 Presidential Budget Request Means for Climate and Energy

Once upon a time, the President’s budget was a realistic proposal to Congress about what the federal government should spend money on. These days, it’s essentially just a declaration of everything the President would do if Congress didn’t matter at all.

04.07.26 | 11 min read
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State & Local Innovation
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From Lab to Life: Research Questions for the Taking

We need to focus on the demand and supply for research to address the needs of local government community.

04.07.26 | 6 min read
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Government Capacity
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Buzzwords like ‘Abundance’ and ‘Affordability’ are out. Learning policy lessons from the global community is in.

Rather than get caught up in the buzzword flavor of the month, the policymaking ecosystem should study what’s actually working.

04.02.26 | 9 min read
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State & Local Innovation
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Clearing the Roadblocks to Transportation Innovation

The U.S. does not lack ideas for improving its transportation system. What it needs is a research ecosystem capable of turning those ideas into deployed solutions.

04.01.26 | 5 min read
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Emerging Technology
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What Happens When Unicorns Exist, But Don’t Exit: How the Reverse-Acquihires Trend Threatens the Future of Innovation

By structuring licensing-and-talent deals that replicate mergers while avoiding antitrust scrutiny, dominant technology firms are reshaping AI labor markets, venture financing, and the future of U.S. innovation.

03.30.26 | 5 min read
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Environment
day one project
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2026 Is Year of the Female Farmer. We Spoke to Five Who Are Also Technologists.

For International Year of the Woman Farmer and International Women’s Month, we spoke to five women farmers in America about planting the next generation.

03.27.26 | 6 min read
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FAS
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Gil on the Hill: You can’t spell funding without “fun”

It’s a busy time and you have things to do. Here are three things worth tracking in science policy as Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) wraps and we head into FY27.

03.26.26 | 3 min read
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FAS
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Science & Technology Funding Uncertainty Impacts Regular People, Too

We’re asking the U.S. government to release holds on Congressionally-appropriated funding for scientific research, education, and critical activities at the earliest possible time.

03.24.26 | 3 min read
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Emerging Technology
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Who Governs Government AI? The Challenge of Federal Implementation

Our analysis of federal AI governance across administrations shows that divergent compliance procedures and uneven institutional capacity challenge the government’s ability to deploy AI in ways that uphold public trust.

03.11.26 | 12 min read
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Environment
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Igniting Innovation: Progress and a Path Forward for Wildfire Policy

From California to New Jersey, wildfires are taking a toll—costing the United States up to $424 billion annually and displacing tens of thousands of people. Congress needs solutions.

03.11.26 | 3 min read
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