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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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Emerging Technology
day one project
Policy Memo
Establish a $100M National Lab of Neurotechnology for Brain Moonshots

Expand the BRAIN Initiative by investing in a National Laboratory of Neurotechnology to understand how the brain works at a deeper level.

06.07.21 | 2 min read
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Emerging Technology
day one project
Policy Memo
How to Unlock the Potential of the Advanced Research Projects Agency Model

The Advanced Research Projects Agency model can unleash the full potential of our R&D community to solve critical societal challenges.

06.03.21 | 13 min read
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Environment
day one project
Policy Memo
Support Electrification at Regional Airports to Preserve Competitiveness & Improve Health Outcomes

The Biden Administration should electrify the entire aviation ecosystem to eliminate airport lead emissions and create jobs.

06.02.21 | 12 min read
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Emerging Technology
day one project
Policy Memo
Mitigating Doxing Risks: Strategies to Prevent Online Threats from Translating to Offline Harms

The growing use of channels for finding and sharing information about people have made doxing increasingly widespread and dangerous.

06.02.21 | 2 min read
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Environment
Blog
Federally-supported initiatives aim to reduce maternal mortality and shed light on the effects of therapeutics on pregnant and lactating women

Each year about 700 women die from pregnancy or birth complications in the U.S., the worst maternal mortality rate out of all industrialized countries. The need to improve U.S. rates of maternal mortality, as well as bolster research on the safety of prescription drugs for the health of pregnant and lactating women, were both raised […]

06.01.21 | 4 min read
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Environment
Press release
FAS Statement on President’s Budget Request to Congress

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Federation of American Scientists Acting President Dan Correa released the following statement on President Joe Biden’s proposed $6 trillion budget request to Congress: “With a global pandemic disrupting the world and highlighting both the strengths and liabilities of the United States’ economy and infrastructure, the Federation of American Scientists commends President […]

05.28.21 | 2 min read
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Emerging Technology
day one project
Policy Memo
Prioritize Funding for High-Speed Internet Connectivity that Rural Communities Can Afford to Adopt

Federal programs that have recently funded new broadband infrastructure has gone to ISPs that offer expensive internet service.

05.27.21 | 1 min read
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