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Emerging Technology
day one project
Policy Memo
Expanding the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to Fund Local News

Given the challenges of today’s information landscape, it is time to reimagine and grow CPB.

06.30.21 | 14 min read
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Emerging Technology
day one project
Policy Memo
A National Cloud for Conducting Disinformation Research at Scale

Online disinformation continues to evolve and threaten national security, federal elections, public health, and other critical U.S. sectors.

06.29.21 | 1 min read
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Emerging Technology
day one project
Policy Memo
The “FASTER” Act for the Federal Laboratory System

The FASTER Federal Lab Act will strengthen U.S. scientific and technology leadership through targeted legislative and policy reforms.

06.28.21 | 2 min read
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Emerging Technology
day one project
Policy Memo
Enabling Responsible U.S. Leadership on Global AI Regulation

The Biden-Harris Administration should set clear priorities championing a collective digital rights agenda.

06.25.21 | 2 min read
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Education & Workforce
day one project
Policy Memo
Building an Evergreen $1 Billion Fund for Science and Technology Career Advancement

Use H-1B fees to launch innovative programs that advance U.S. economic competitiveness and diversify the STEM talent pipeline.

06.22.21 | 17 min read
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Environment
Press release
FAS launches new Science Council in collaboration with Congressman Bill Foster

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Federation of American Scientists (FAS), in collaboration with Congressman Bill Foster (D, IL-11) and his office, has launched a new Science Council to: The Science Council includes seven leading scientists and technologists, specializing in fields such as infectious diseases, artificial intelligence, synthetic biology, and social epidemiology. During the first FAS-convened meeting […]

06.22.21 | 4 min read
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Emerging Technology
Blog
COVID-19, advanced pharmaceutical manufacturing, and the U.S. supply chain

Innovative manufacturing techniques can expand the production of drugs and medical supplies in the U.S. The COVID-19 pandemic caused significant disruptions in global supply chains, and policymakers are now strategizing around how to ramp up U.S. supply chain resiliency. Everything from beef to toilet paper became more difficult to find in U.S. stores, and the […]

06.17.21 | 5 min read
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Emerging Technology
day one project
Policy Memo
Strengthening U.S. Engagement in International Standards Bodies

Technology standards have emerged as an area of geopolitical competition, conferring economic benefits and implicating values like privacy.

06.15.21 | 2 min read
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Emerging Technology
day one project
Policy Memo
Steering Innovation for Autonomous Vehicles Towards Societally Beneficial Outcomes

Guiding the evolution of AVs towards the future we want requires evaluating AVs with metrics that prioritize societally beneficial outcomes.

06.14.21 | 2 min read
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Emerging Technology
day one project
Policy Memo
Integrating Automated Vehicles with 5G Networks to Realize the Future of Transportation

Widespread deployment of autonomous vehicles connected to 5G-enabled roadway infrastructure would make travel easier, cheaper, and safer.

06.09.21 | 1 min read
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Emerging Technology
day one project
Policy Memo
A National Framework for AI Procurement

As AI applications for public use have proliferated, there has been a large uptick in challenges associated with AI safety and fairness.

06.09.21 | 1 min read
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FAS
Blog
DoD Again Presses for New FOIA Exemption

The Department of Defense is once again asking Congress for an exemption from the Freedom of Information Act for certain unclassified military information including records on critical infrastructure and military tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs). The latest proposal was included in the Pentagon’s draft of legislative language for the Fiscal Year 2022 defense authorization act (section 1002, […]

06.08.21 | 2 min read
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