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Environment
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Policy Memo
Improving Federal Management of Wildlife Movement and Emerging Infectious Disease

The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed systematic vulnerabilities in the way that wildlife movement and emerging infectious diseases are managed at national and international scales. The next administration should take three…

10.20.20 | 6 min read
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Environment
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Policy Memo
Earth Observation for Sensible Climate Policy

The United States lacks the basic information and digital infrastructure required to effectively respond to the emerging climate crisis. While the science and technology needed for sensible climate policy exists,…

10.19.20 | 5 min read
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Environment
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Policy Memo
Adopting an Open-Source Approach to Pharmaceutical Research and Development

The U.S. pharmaceutical industry conducts over half the world’s research and development (R&D) in pharmaceuticals and accounts for well over $1 trillion in economic output annually. Yet despite the industry’s…

10.07.20 | 7 min read
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Education & Workforce
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Policy Memo
Reform Education’s General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) and Grants Administration Processes

By strengthening state and local capacity to use data analytics, evaluation, and evidence in formula grant programs, the Department of Education (ED) could significantly increase the impact of its major…

09.30.20 | 4 min read
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Emerging Technology
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Policy Memo
Focused Research Organizations to Accelerate Science, Technology, and Medicine

The next administration should rapidly create new Focused Research Organizations (FROs) to tackle scientific and technological challenges that cannot be efficiently addressed by standard organizational structures including academia, industry, National…

09.24.20 | 6 min read
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