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Emerging Technology
day one project
Policy Memo
Increasing Responsible Data Sharing Capacity throughout Government

Current scientific understanding shows that so-called “anonymization” methods that have been widely used in the past are inadequate for protecting privacy in the era of big data and artificial intelligence.

03.13.25 | 7 min read
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Government Capacity
day one project
Policy Memo
Reforming the Federal Advisory Committee Landscape for Improved Evidence-based Decision Making and Increasing Public Trust

Protecting the health and safety of the American public and ensuring that the public has the opportunity to participate in the federal decision-making process is crucial. As currently organized, FACs are not equipped to provide the best evidence-based advice.

02.18.25 | 11 min read
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Emerging Technology
day one project
Policy Memo
A Federal Center of Excellence to Expand State and Local Government Capacity for AI Procurement and Use

As new waves of AI technologies continue to enter the public sector, touching a breadth of services critical to the welfare of the American people, this center of excellence will help maintain high standards for responsible public sector AI for decades to come.

02.14.25 | 9 min read
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Emerging Technology
day one project
Policy Memo
Strengthening Information Integrity with Provenance for AI-Generated Text Using ‘Fuzzy Provenance’ Solutions

By creating a reliable, user-friendly framework for surfacing provenance, NIST would empower readers to better discern the trustworthiness of the text they encounter, thereby helping to counteract the risks posed by deceptive AI-generated content.

02.13.25 | 7 min read
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Education & Workforce
day one project
Policy Memo
Tending Tomorrow’s Soil: Investing in Learning Ecosystems

By investing in the mechanisms that connect learning ecosystems, policymakers can build “neighborhoods” of learning that prepare students for citizenship, work, and life.

02.12.25 | 6 min read
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Government Capacity
day one project
Policy Memo
Protecting Infant Nutrition Security:
Shifting the Paradigm on Breastfeeding to Build a Healthier Future for all Americans

Policymakers on both sides of the aisle agree that no baby should ever go hungry, as evidenced by the bipartisan passage of recent breastfeeding legislation and widely supported regulations. However, significant barriers remain.

02.11.25 | 10 min read
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Emerging Technology
day one project
Policy Memo
Supporting Device Reprocessing to Reduce Waste in Health Care

While healthcare institutions are embracing decarbonization and waste reduction plans, they cannot do this effectively without addressing the enormous impact of single-use devices.

02.10.25 | 5 min read
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Emerging Technology
day one project
Policy Memo
Taking on the World’s Factory: A Path to Contain China on Legacy Chips

We can address the issue of international semiconductor competition along three major axes: increasing production outside of China, containing an oversupply of Chinese semiconductors, and mitigating the risks of remaining Chinese chips in the U.S. market.

02.06.25 | 21 min read
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Emerging Technology
day one project
Policy Memo
Using Targeted Industrial Policy to Address National Security Implications of Chinese Chips

In an industry with such high fixed costs, the Chinese state’s subsidization gives such firms a great advantage and imperils U.S. competitiveness and national security. To curtail Chinese legacy chip dominance, the United States should weaponize its monopoly on electronic design automation software.

02.04.25 | 17 min read
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Emerging Technology
day one project
Policy Memo
An “Open Foundational” Chip Design Standard and Buyers’ Group to Create a Strategic Microelectronics Reserve

The technical advances fueled by leading-edge nodes are vital to our long-term competitiveness, but they too rely on legacy devices.

02.03.25 | 9 min read
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Emerging Technology
day one project
Policy Memo
Blank Checks for Black Boxes: Bring AI Governance to Competitive Grants

To tackle AI risks in grant spending, grant-making agencies should adopt trustworthy AI practices in their grant competitions and start enforcing them against reckless grantees.

01.30.25 | 9 min read
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Emerging Technology
day one project
Policy Memo
Fighting Fakes and Liars’ Dividends: We Need To Build a National Digital Content Authentication Technologies Research Ecosystem

As people become less able to distinguish between what is real and what is fake, it has become easier than ever to be misled by synthetic content, whether by accident or with malicious intent. This makes advancing alternative countermeasures, such as technical solutions, more vital than ever before. 

01.17.25 | 12 min read
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