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The Blackouts During the Texas Heatwave Were Preventable. Here’s Why.

On Monday, July 9, nearly 3 million homes and businesses in Texas were suddenly without power in the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl. Today, four days later, over 1 million Texans…

07.12.24 | 2 min read
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Government Capacity
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Increasing the “Policy Readiness” of Ideas

NASA and the Defense Department have developed an analytical framework called the “technology readiness level” for assessing the maturity of a technology – from basic research to a technology that…

07.12.24 | 5 min read
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Global Risk
Press release
Nuclear Experts from the Federation of American Scientists Call for More Transparency from the Defense Department with Its Decision to Certify the Sentinel ICBM Program

The Air Force’s flawed assumptions, processes, and estimation methodologies have led to unprecedented cost overruns Washington, D.C. – July 9, 2024 – The Federation of American Scientists (FAS) stands with…

07.09.24 | 3 min read
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Clean Energy
Policy Memo
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Critical Thinking on Critical Minerals

How the U.S. Government Can Support the Development of Domestic Production Capacity for the Battery Supply Chain Access to critical minerals supply chains will be crucial to the clean energy…

07.09.24 | 29 min read
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Government Capacity
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Improving Government Capacity: Unleashing the capacity, creativity, energy, and determination of the public sector workforce

Peter Bonner is a Senior Fellow at FAS. Katie: Peter, first, can you explain what government capacity means to you? Peter: What government capacity means to me is ensuring that…

07.08.24 | 13 min read
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