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Emerging Technology
Policy Memo
Strengthening EO 14409’s Approach to Frontier AI Through Independent Assessment and Published Criteria for Trusted Partners

AI’s high-stakes outputs directly shape American economic, industrial, and technological outcomes. They must not be accepted entirely on the basis of institutional faith rather than verifiable evidence.

10.09.26 | 13 min read
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Global Risk
Blog
What can we learn from visual comparison of the Sentinel and Minuteman III ICBM?

It is difficult to assess from photos whether the Sentinel missile is longer or wider overall than the Minuteman, but the Sentinel clearly has a thicker second stage, which could potentially contribute to the missile’s extended range.

10.08.26 | 2 min read
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State & Local Innovation
day one project
Policy Memo
Standardize Data Center Development to Benefit Colorado Communities

By mandating data centers that are clean, flexible, efficient, and beneficial, Colorado can bring opportunities to communities and enhance its overall infrastructure.

10.07.26 | 9 min read
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FAS
Policy Statement
FAS Supports the “Build More Agenda” by the Build America Caucus

FAS is eager to see implementation of metascience to measure what works, promote novel and effective research programs such as the work of the NSF X-Labs program, and create policy that enables the AI-enabled scientific enterprise to reach its full potential, safely.

10.06.26 | 1 min read
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Climate & Energy
Policy Statement
FAS Endorses the State Energy and Oversight Act of 2026

We won’t solve the cost-of-living crisis without improving the capacity of state public utility commissions to protect customers, find and implement new solutions to meet rising demand, and realign broken utility incentives.

10.02.26 | 2 min read
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Climate & Energy
day one project
Policy Memo
Public Health Metrics Must Be Central to Energy Utility Policy As Electricity Demand Soars

Public service commissions should require utilities to quantify avoided healthcare costs, reduction in pollution exposure, and improvements in population health alongside traditional metrics.

10.01.26 | 8 min read
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Climate & Energy
Blog
California’s SB 1213 is an example of regulatory ingenuity in action

California just took an important step toward making electric trucks more affordable and easier for businesses to buy. 

09.30.26 | 3 min read
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Climate & Energy
Report
Housing in Three Cities Reveals Uneven Heat Death Risk, Despite Air Conditioning

In 2023 alone, more than 2,300 people died in the United States directly from extreme heat. Expanding access to residential air conditioning could reduce heat-attributable deaths and adult emergency department.

09.30.26 | 11 min read
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Emerging Technology
Policy Memo
We Need An Independent AI Evaluation Clearinghouse (IAIEC) to Provide Accreditation, Funding, and Independence in the AI Assurance Ecosystem

The clearinghouse will also neutrally mediate the assignment of auditors to audits—strengthening independence, trust, and ethical governance across the AI ecosystem.

09.28.26 | 17 min read
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Government Capacity
Blog
Are We Guessing Well or Knowing Well? Evidence Gaps in R&D Institutional Design

The potential implication of these evidence gaps becomes more consequential when you look at how institutions actually make decisions day to day.

09.25.26 | 6 min read
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Government Capacity
Blog
What Survives the Trip From Blue-Sky to the Real World

Every new institution inherits something – existing incentives, existing staff, decades of prior investment that shaped what’s possible.

09.24.26 | 18 min read
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Global Risk
Blog
Excessive Military Secrecy On Google Earth

This is not the first time Google has agreed to censor imagery at the behest of governments, but be warned: obfuscation at this broad level poses a direct threat to the public’s ability to monitor and scrutinize government operations.

09.22.26 | 3 min read
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