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Algorithmic Transparency Requirements for Lending Platforms Using Automated Decision Systems

Now is the time to ensure lending models offered by private companies are fair and transparent. Access to affordable credit greatly impacts quality of life and can potentially impact housing…

04.04.23 | 6 min read
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Aligning Regional Economic Development Plans with Federal Priorities

Summary Economic development planning shouldn’t be this hard. Our planning system in the United States is highly disjointed, both from the bottom up and from the top down, and this…

03.27.23 | 15 min read
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Environment
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Meeting Agricultural Sustainability Goals by Increasing Federal Funding for Research on Genetically Engineered Organisms

Summary Ensuring the sustainability and resiliency of American food systems is an urgent priority, especially in the face of challenges presented by climate change and international geopolitical conflicts. To address…

03.24.23 | 10 min read
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FAS Forum: Envisioning the Future of Wildland Fire Policy

In this critical year for reimagining wildland fire policy, the Federation of American Scientists (FAS) hosted a convening that provided stakeholders from the science, technology, and policy communities with an…

03.21.23 | 1 min read
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Emerging Technology
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Policy Memo
How to Replicate the Success of Operation Warp Speed

Operation Warp Speed (OWS) was a public-private partnership that produced COVID-19 vaccines in the unprecedented timeline of less than one year. This unique success among typical government research and development…

03.20.23 | 13 min read
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