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State & Local Innovation
Press release
Recipients of Stage 2 of the U.S. National Science Foundation Civic Innovation Challenge announced

…Established in 1945 by scientists in response to the atomic bomb, FAS continues to bring scientific rigor and analysis to address national challenges. More information about FAS work at fas.org….

09.10.25 | 2 min read
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Emerging Technology
day one project
Policy Memo
ASTRA: An American Space Transformation Regulatory Act

…for U.S. space organizations, and to rationalize all existing permitting processes under one organization. Staff from existing agencies (which is typically 2–25 people) should be relocated from existing departments and…

09.02.25 | 16 min read
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Environment
Blog
Looking Beyond AC to Cool the Crises: How State and Local Policymakers Can Advance Resilient Cooling Solutions

…resilience to extreme heat, contact us: Autumn Burton, Senior Associate, Climate, Health, and Environment, aburton@fas.org  Grace Wickerson, Senior Manager, Climate and Health, gwickerson@fas.org  Megan Husted, Climate and Energy Associate, mhusted@fas.org

08.26.25 | 3 min read
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Emerging Technology
Blog
What’s Progress and What’s Not in the Trump Administration’s AI Action Plan

…Research Organizations The Administration’s support of Focused Research Organizations (FROs) is a promising step. FROs are organizations that address well-defined challenges that require scale and coordination but that are not…

07.28.25 | 6 min read
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Emerging Technology
day one project
Policy Memo
Digital Product Passports: Transforming America’s Linear Economy to Combat Waste, Counterfeits, and Supply Chain Vulnerabilities

…creates the legal, technical, and organizational frameworks for businesses to implement decentralized digital passports for their products while ensuring consumer ownership rights, supply chain integrity, and international interoperability. This plan…

07.16.25 | 10 min read
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