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Education & Workforce
day one project
Policy Memo
“Quorkforce”: Developing a National Quantum Workforce

Due to the rapid growth in the field of quantum computing, both the public and private sectors are struggling to find skilled employees.

05.18.21 | 12 min read
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Education & Workforce
day one project
Policy Memo
Demystifing Tech Careers: Industry-Driven Transparency for Expanding Access to the New Economy

A Transparent Tech Training Alliance could expand access to early tech careers to low-wage workers and help small and mid-sized enterprises.

05.13.21 | 8 min read
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Emerging Technology
day one project
Policy Memo
Federal Accessibility Standards for Fully Autonomous Vehicles

Self-driving technology is uniquely positioned to benefit people with travel-limiting disabilities and many older adults.

05.13.21 | 1 min read
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Emerging Technology
day one project
Policy Memo
Mitigating and Preventing the Existing Harms of Digital Surveillance Technology

A set of actions to rein in the unchecked power of the surveillance complex that has attached itself to our nation’s law-enforcement systems

05.13.21 | 2 min read
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Education & Workforce
day one project
Policy Memo
Establishing the White House Council on Disabilities

The 61 million adults in the United States living with a disability deserve to engage with the world on their own terms.

05.12.21 | 13 min read
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Environment
Blog
Nominee for OSTP director – Dr. Eric Lander – sees key federal role for creating and sharing synthetic biology toolkits, best practices

The field of synthetic biology has enormous potential for constructively impacting society, already contributing products such as drugs, food ingredients, and living fertilizers. As the field continues to develop, standardization of synthetic biology tools, techniques, and processes could help realize that potential. The rapid growth of the semiconductor industry in the 20th century, and its […]

05.11.21 | 5 min read
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Emerging Technology
day one project
Policy Memo
Re-envisioning Reporting of Scientific Methods

Publication of detailed scientific methodologies can save researchers time and money, and can accelerate the pace of research.

05.06.21 | 1 min read
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Environment
Press release
FAS Announces Organ Procurement Organization Innovation Cohort

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Federation of American Scientists (FAS), with financial support from Schmidt Futures, announced that six organ procurement organizations (OPOs) have joined the FAS Organ Procurement Organization Innovation Cohort, committing to use data science and transparency to accelerate improved patient outcomes and to inform ongoing, data-driven policy development.  This follows the finalization […]

05.04.21 | 3 min read
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Emerging Technology
day one project
Policy Memo
Meeting Biology’s “Sputnik Moment”

Biology is becoming a defining technology of the modern era, and is expected to contribute nearly 1.1. million jobs to the US by 2030.

04.28.21 | 11 min read
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Education & Workforce
day one project
Policy Memo
A National Commitment to Post-Graduate Education in Information Technology

The Administration should address pressing IT talent shortages while empowering Americans to participate in the IT economy.

04.27.21 | 2 min read
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Education & Workforce
day one project
Policy Memo
A Proposal to Amplify Youth Voices in STEM

A robust STEM ecosystem is imperative to our country’s national security, international leadership, and economic recovery from COVID-19.

04.23.21 | 1 min read
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Environment
day one project
Policy Memo
Reduce Disaster Costs by Better Tracking Health Impacts of Wildfire Smoke

The Biden-Harris Administration should address this gap by establishing a national public record of wildfire-smoke health impact.

04.22.21 | 9 min read
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