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Education & Workforce
day one project
Policy Memo
Creating an Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA-L) for the Department of Labor

The Federal Government should annually invest $100 million for 5 years to launch an Advanced Research Projects Agency for Labor (ARPA-L).

03.29.21 | 8 min read
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Global Risk
day one project
Policy Memo
Averting Environmental Risks in the New Space Age

Space is at risk of developing the equivalent of the ocean’s “drifting island of plastic.” Unless we act now, we may find that, as with climate change, we wish we had acted much sooner.

03.16.21 | 14 min read
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Education & Workforce
day one project
Policy Memo
Expanding the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program to Preserve American Innovation

Sustained investment in the industries of the future is crucial to national security, American healthcare, and a green economy.

03.15.21 | 1 min read
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Education & Workforce
day one project
Policy Memo
Forging 1,000 Venture Scientists to Transform the Innovation Economy

The Administration should establish the Venture Science Doctorate (VSD) to train graduates to combine research and entrepreneurship.

03.04.21 | 2 min read
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Emerging Technology
day one project
Policy Memo
COVID-19 Presents an Opportunity to Invest in Federal IT Modernization

The pandemic accelerated an already rapid ongoing shift to a tech-driven world. We must similarly accelerate investments in IT.

02.25.21 | 2 min read
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Emerging Technology
day one project
Policy Memo
A Strategy to Blend Domestic and Foreign Policy on Responsible Digital Surveillance Reform

The lack of coordination
between state and local agencies and the federal government around surveillance has created a deeply unregulated surveillance-tech environment and a discordant international agenda.

02.19.21 | 1 min read
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Clean Energy
day one project
Policy Memo
Revitalizing the DOE Loan Program Office to Support Clean Infrastructure Development

The Biden-Harris Administration should expand the focus of the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Loan Program Office (LPO) to meet the demands of a changing energy industry.

02.18.21 | 5 min read
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Emerging Technology
day one project
Policy Memo
Open Interface & Interoperability Standards for an Open and Transparent Digital Platform Marketplace

Openness and transparency in the digital platforms marketplace will unleash greater competition and increase choice and opportunities.

02.16.21 | 2 min read
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Education & Workforce
day one project
Policy Memo
An Inclusion, Diversity & Equity in American Life (IDEAL) Commission

An Inclusion, Diversity & Equity in American Life (IDEAL) Commission would make an important contribution to finding more effective remedies to some of our country’s most lasting, difficult wounds.

02.11.21 | 1 min read
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Emerging Technology
day one project
Policy Memo
The Invention Ecosystem: A Pathway to Economic Resilience and Inclusive Prosperity

A strong Invention Ecosystem can power our path to economic recovery, sustained growth and societal resilience.

02.11.21 | 2 min read
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Environment
day one project
Policy Memo
Opening Up Mortality Data for Health Research

Comprehensive and reliable mortality data will enable more effective response to rapidly evolving public health challenges.

02.10.21 | 1 min read
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Education & Workforce
day one project
Policy Memo
Investing in Community Learning Ecosystems

Building back better in a post-pandemic US will require federal investments in “learning ecosystems” that connect entire communities.

02.08.21 | 1 min read
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