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Preventing Catastrophic Wildfire Under Climate Change

A proactive strategy to prevent and mitigate catastrophic wildfire under climate change.

09.11.20 | 1 min read
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Open Access to Federally-funded Research Data

Require federally funded scientists to share their data. Build an international research data commons. Accelerate scientific progress.

09.09.20 | 1 min read
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Senate Commerce Committee homes in on consumer protection and enforcement in an era of rampant COVID-19-related scams

Consumer protection and data privacy have come into focus on Capitol Hill over the past few weeks. One week after the leaders of Apple, Google, Amazon, and Facebook testified in front of the House Judiciary Committee, the Senate Commerce Committee held a hearing with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on this topic. The FTC aims to protect consumers and […]

08.13.20 | 4 min read
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Hopes are high for safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines to be available in the fall, but the specter of political pressure looms

Come Tuesday, November 3rd – Election Day – Americans will exist in one of two realities: One reality in which COVID-19 vaccines deemed safe and effective are available to the electorate, or a different reality in which vaccines are still unavailable. Biopharma companies are optimistic their COVID-19 vaccines could be available as early as the […]

07.22.20 | 5 min read
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Transforming Infant Nutrition to Give Every Baby a Strong, Healthy Foundation

A three-pronged approach to transform infant nutrition through the National Advisory Council on Maternal, Infant, and Fetal Nutrition.

07.21.20 | 6 min read
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Expanding the Health Policy Mission of the Veterans Health Administration

A proposal to coordinate and consolidate the healthcare innovation, demonstration, and implementation capacities of the VA and HHS.

07.21.20 | 1 min read
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Building Trust In the Health Data Ecosystem

A proposal to build trust in the health data ecosystem.

07.21.20 | 1 min read
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Press release
Federation of American Scientists calls on United and American to reverse their decision to fully book planes

Washington, DC, June 30, 2020 Mr. Doug ParkerChairman and Chief Executive OfficerAmerican Airlines Mr. Scott KirbyChief Executive OfficerUnited Airlines Dear Mr. Parker and Mr. Kirby, As representative of an organization dedicated to a safe and more secure world, I write to express my strong concerns about your recent decisions to return to booking your airlines’ […]

07.01.20 | 2 min read
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US vaccine manufacturing capacity assessed at Senate HELP Committee hearing

At the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing on Tuesday, Members of Congress and witnesses evaluated whether the U.S. will be able to manufacture enough COVID-19 vaccines to protect the population, as well as be able to distribute them equitably. Vaccine manufacturers are racing to increase their capacity to produce what will likely be billions […]

06.26.20 | 4 min read
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Much-needed supplies for responding to COVID-19 remain limited

Unlike countries such as South Korea, New Zealand, or Germany, the US has not controlled the spread of COVID-19 in a coordinated fashion, and the nation is in danger of a second surge of cases. Some experts already see indicators of the second surge. For instance, COVID-19 hospitalizations rose sharply in several states after Memorial […]

06.11.20 | 4 min read
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The Senate Finance Committee questioned FDA officials about US policies on hydroxychloroquine, the World Health Organization, and supply chain security

The coronavirus has killed over 108,000 people, and infected millions, in the US alone. As some areas of the country begin to lift infection control precautions, it is critical for the federal response to the COVID-19 pandemic to improve. An important part of this process is Congressional oversight of the Administration’s response to COVID-19, and during […]

06.05.20 | 4 min read
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Addressing the Organ Donor Crisis

Steps the federal government can take to end the organ transplant wait list.

04.26.20 | 1 min read
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