Fellow
Faith Savaiano
she/her
STEM workforce,
STEM education,
government innovation,
government capacity,
civic technology

Faith Savaiano is a public policy professional and consultant with expertise in STEM workforce development, technology, and government innovation. She most recently served as a Digital Services Expert with the US Digital Service, where she provided policy guidance and contributed to the implementation of workforce and skilling objectives in President Biden’s Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence. Additionally, she served as a subject matter expert on federal regulatory policies and issues, including federal workforce, public-private partnerships, and technology policy. Previously, Faith was the Associate Director, Social Innovation at the Federation of American Scientists, where she helped launch and lead a fellowship program that has now placed 100+ technical experts into government for tours of service. Prior to that time, she has worked at a variety of advocacy organizations focused on STEM workforce and education issues and the US Department of State.

publications
Environment
Blog
How Permitting Reform Can Unlock Clean Energy Development

“Permitting reform” may not sound sexy, but it is critical if the federal government wants to meet its clean energy and climate goals.

10.23.23 | 3 min read
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Environment
Blog
We need to address the housing supply crisis

Housing costs have ballooned, far outpacing the broader cost of living in the U.S. Addressing the housing crisis is a bipartisan issue.

07.17.23 | 3 min read
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Emerging Technology
Blog
We have the data to improve social services at the state and local levels. So how do we use it?

Good data is a critical component of delivering effective government services from local to federal levels. But now, too much useful data lives in a silo.

05.25.23 | 4 min read
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Education & Workforce
Report
118th Congress: Education & Workforce

Amid growing global competition in emerging technologies, increasing adoption of automation and artificial intelligence, and economic and national security trends upended by the pandemic, the United States is facing a generational challenge. In the labor market, major shifts that were once the product of future-casting are now squarely upon us, demanding a strategic approach to […]

01.12.23 | 7 min read
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Emerging Technology
Report
Science and Innovation in the 118th Congress

To help seed the ground for bipartisan progress, we’ve put together a menu of the best policy ideas on a range of critical topics.

01.12.23 | 2 min read
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