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Expand the Fair Housing Initiatives Program to Enforce Federal and State Housing Supply and Affordability Laws

Congress and HUD should expand the Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP) to fund external enforcement organizations.

02.19.24 | 3 min read
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FAS
Issue Brief
Report
Working with academics: A primer for U.S. government agencies

Collaboration between federal agencies and academic researchers is an important tool for public policy. This primer provides an initial set of questions and topics for agencies to consider when exploring academic partnership.

02.14.24 | 16 min read
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Technology & Innovation
Blog
Stephanie Bostwick, Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs, Training the Next Generation of Clean Energy Experts

“The awesome thing is that folks are really interested in a conversion to clean energy and what they can do to support the Tribe. It’s really fun to go out there and see that people want to move in that direction.”

02.13.24 | 5 min read
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Science Policy
Blog
The U.S. Bioeconomy is Not Yet Sustainable. Here’s What Needs to Change.

While the U.S. government grapples with the definition of the bioeconomy and what sectors it does and does not contain, another definitional issue needs to be addressed: What does sustainability mean in a bioeconomy?

02.12.24 | 7 min read
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Science Policy
day one project
Policy Memo
Incorporate open science standards into the identification of evidence-based social programs

Federal clearinghouses should incorporate open science practices into their standards and procedures used to identify evidence-based social programs eligible for federal funding.

02.09.24 | 5 min read
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Science Policy
day one project
Policy Memo
Develop a Digital Technology Fund to secure and sustain open source software

To better address security and sustainability of open source software, the United States should establish a Digital Technology Fund through multi-stakeholder participation.

02.09.24 | 3 min read
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Science Policy
day one project
Policy Memo
Advance open science through robust data privacy measures

Building on existing data and privacy efforts, the White House and federal science agencies should collaborate to develop and implement clear standards for research data privacy across the data management and sharing life cycle.

02.09.24 | 4 min read
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FAS
FAS joins US AI Safety Institute Research Consortium

The Federation of American Scientists (FAS) announced today its participation in the new AI Safety Institute Consortium (AISIC) launched by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

02.08.24 | 2 min read
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Science Policy
day one project
Policy Memo
Incorporate open source hardware into Patent and Trademark Office search locations for prior art

The USPTO should incorporate open source hardware certification databases into the library of resources to search for prior art, and create guidelines and training to build agency capacity for evaluating open source prior art.

02.08.24 | 4 min read
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Science Policy
day one project
Policy Memo
Improve research through better data management and sharing plans

Federal agencies should take coordinated action to ensure that data sharing policies incentivize high-quality data management and sharing plans.

02.08.24 | 3 min read
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Science Policy
day one project
Policy Memo
Support scientific software infrastructure by requiring SBOMs for federally funded research

All agencies that fund research should require that resulting publications include a Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) listing the software used in the research.

02.08.24 | 4 min read
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Science Policy
day one project
Policy Memo
Create an Office of Co-Production at the National Institutes of Health

The National Institutes of Health should form an Office of Co-Production in the Office of the Director to ensure meaningful public engagement and rebuild trust.

02.07.24 | 5 min read
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