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State & Local Innovation
Press release
FAS Launches the 2026 INRIX x MetroLab Challenge to Foster Data-Driven Mobility Solutions

fas.org/initiative/inrix. Researchers and local government partners are encouraged to share the Challenge broadly and submit applications over the next seven weeks. For questions, contact metrolab@fas.org. ### ABOUT INRIX Founded in…

01.13.26 | 3 min read
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Government Capacity
Report
Barriers to Building: A Framework for the Next Era of Electricity Policy

…Commissions have more limited capacity to conduct analysis and interrogate utility proposals.  Organized markets also have flawed incentive structures. For example, incentive structures in organized markets were generally designed around…

12.15.25 | 26 min read
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Emerging Technology
Blog
NSF Plans to Supercharge FRO-style Independent Labs. We Spoke with the Scientists Who First Proposed the Idea.

…launch and scale a new generation of independent research organizations” for up to $1 billion. FAS CEO Daniel Correa recently spoke with Adam Marblestone and Sam Rodriques, former FAS fellows…

12.12.25 | 10 min read
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Government Capacity
Blog
Demystifying the New President’s Management Agenda

…much of what the Bush and Obama Administrations had done to focus on performance-based goal setting and reporting. Over the years, the PMA has grown to be the organizing principle…

12.11.25 | 20 min read
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FAS
Blog
2025 Annual Report

…more than a few bright spots for FAS. New presidential administrations often force reconsideration, regrouping and reformulation of strategies for organizations that care about public policy. But the scale of…

12.02.25 | 3 min read
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