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Clean Energy
day one project
Policy Memo
Supporting Data Center Development by Reducing Energy System Impact

To meet growing tech industry energy demands without imposing a staggering toll on individual energy consumers, Congress should create a pathway for data centers to be viably integrated into Thermal Energy Networks.

07.10.25 | 8 min read
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Emerging Technology
day one project
Policy Memo
Rebuild Corporate Research for a Stronger American Future

Rebuilding such labs in a 21st century “Bell Labs X” form would restore a powerful and uniquely American approach to technoscientific discovery—harnessing the private sector to discover and invent in ways that fundamentally improve U.S. national and economic competitiveness.

07.09.25 | 6 min read
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Emerging Technology
day one project
Policy Memo
Bounty Hunters for Science

The federal government should establish a system for awarding bounties to people who identify fraud in federally-funded research.

07.09.25 | 4 min read
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Emerging Technology
day one project
Policy Memo
Confirming Hope: Validating Surrogate Endpoints to Support FDA Drug Approval Using an Inter-Agency Approach

As surrogate markers are increasingly being accepted by FDA to support approval of new drugs and biologics, it is imperative that patients and clinicians understand whether such novel endpoints are reflective of meaningful clinical benefits.

07.08.25 | 9 min read
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Emerging Technology
day one project
Policy Memo
A Cross-Health and Human Services Initiative to Cut Wasteful Spending and Improve Patient Lives

The Secretary of Health and Human Services should launch a Department-wide initiative to reduce wasteful spending on health services, drugs, and ineffective medical devices, saving many lives as well as billions of dollars annually.

07.08.25 | 4 min read
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Clean Energy
Blog
Hello Big Beautiful Bill, Goodbye Commonsense Energy Policy

Now that the One Big Beautiful Bill is law, the elimination of clean energy tax credits will cause a nation of higher energy bills – even for consumers and states that aren’t using clean energy.

07.07.25 | 3 min read
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Emerging Technology
day one project
Policy Memo
Measuring Research Bureaucracy to Boost Scientific Efficiency and Innovation

Bureaucracy significantly hinders federally funded scientific research, diverting scientists’ time from discovery to low-value administrative tasks.

07.07.25 | 6 min read
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Emerging Technology
day one project
Policy Memo
Improving Research Transparency and Efficiency through Mandatory Publication of Study Results

Mandated publication would ensure all federal grants have outputs, whether hypotheses were supported or not, reducing repetition of ideas in future grant applications.

07.07.25 | 5 min read
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Emerging Technology
Issue Brief
Report
Fueling the Bioeconomy: Clean Energy Policies Driving Biotechnology Innovation

The transition to a clean energy future and diversified sources of energy requires a fundamental shift in how we produce and consume energy across all sectors of the U.S. economy.

07.02.25 | 13 min read
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Environment
day one project
Policy Memo
Maintaining American Leadership through Early-Stage Research in Methane Removal

A deeper understanding of methane could help scientists better address these impacts – including potentially through methane removal.

06.30.25 | 6 min read
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Global Risk
Blog
Report
Planning for the Unthinkable: The targeting strategies of nuclear-armed states

While it is reasonable for governments to keep the most sensitive aspects of nuclear policies secret, the rights of their citizens to have access to general knowledge about these issues is equally valid so they may know about the consequences to themselves and their country.

06.30.25 | 4 min read
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Emerging Technology
Blog
Translating Vision into Action: FAS Commentary on the NSCEB Final Report and the Future of U.S. Biotechnology

Advancing the U.S. leadership in emerging biotechnology is a strategic imperative, one that will shape regional development within the U.S., economic competitiveness abroad, and our national security for decades to come.

06.27.25 | 15 min read
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