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FY24 Budget Outlook: DOE Applied Energy R&D
SEP 22, 2023
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White House Sets Research Priorities for Fiscal Year 2025
AUG 30, 2023
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DOE Labs Pitching Major AI R&D Initiative to Congress
AUG 11, 2023
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US Semiconductor R&D Initiatives Readying for Launch
JUN 27, 2023
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Expansion of National Quantum Initiative Pitched to Science Committee
JUN 22, 2023
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Gallagher Advances Agenda to Accelerate Near-Term Defense Technology
JUN 16, 2023
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Regional Innovation Initiatives Spring Into Motion
MAY 25, 2023
Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Heidi Shyu
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Technology Strategies Stake Out Policies to Bolster US Position
MAY 16, 2023
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) announced a new legislative initiative on May 3 focused on the U.S. competition with China.
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Schumer Plans China-Focused Follow-Up to CHIPS and Science Act
MAY 04, 2023
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Science Committee Examines US Science and Technology Strategy
MAR 21, 2023
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CHIPS and Science Act Enshrines Policy for New NSF Technology Directorate
NOV 23, 2022
Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo
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Regional Innovation Provisions in the CHIPS and Science Act
OCT 26, 2022
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CHIPS Act Funding Sets Semiconductor Initiatives Into Motion
AUG 24, 2022
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Congress Urged to Meet Budget Targets in CHIPS and Science Act
AUG 16, 2022
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Long-Awaited ‘CHIPS and Science Act’ Headed to Biden Following Congressional Drama
JUL 29, 2022
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OSTP Director Nominee Arati Prabhakar Clears Committee Hurdle
JUL 28, 2022
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Compromise Version of COMPETES Act Set for Final Votes
JUL 22, 2022
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Congress Searches for Compromise on Landmark Innovation Bill
JUN 29, 2022
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Biden Picks Former NIST and DARPA Head Arati Prabhakar as Science Adviser
JUN 22, 2022
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‘Engines’ Program Shifts NSF Regional Diversification Efforts Into High Gear
MAY 19, 2022
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Semiconductor Sector Needs Probed by Science Committee
FEB 24, 2022
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House Passes COMPETES Act, Setting Up Negotiations With Senate
FEB 04, 2022
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National Science Board Weighs In on State of US Science
JAN 28, 2022
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House Unveils America COMPETES Act of 2022
JAN 27, 2022
Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm
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DOE Imposes Strict Domestic Manufacturing Requirements on R&D Funding Recipients
OCT 14, 2021
Senator Roger Wicker
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Congress Weighs Major Expansion of EPSCoR Program
SEP 22, 2021
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DOE Panel Finds US Falling Behind in Basic Energy Sciences
AUG 31, 2021
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House Hearing Airs Cases For and Against Semiconductor Funding Surge
AUG 10, 2021
Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo speaks during a White House press conference on the department’s new pandemic recovery grant programs.
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Commerce Department Dedicating $1 Billion to Spur ‘Regional Industry Clusters’
AUG 05, 2021
Secretary of State Tony Blinken addressing the Global Emerging Technology Summit convened by the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence on July 13.
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Secretary of State Tony Blinken Sets Out Vision for Global Technology Diplomacy
JUL 28, 2021
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Halftime for R&D Push as Senate Passes Endless Frontier Bill
JUN 11, 2021
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Science Committee Envisions Expanded DOE Office of Science
MAY 28, 2021
Sen. Todd Young (R-IN), the lead Republican sponsor of the Endless Frontier Act in the Senate. (Image credit – Michael Reynolds / AP)
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Senate Taking Endless Frontier Act Dispute Into Floor Debate
MAY 14, 2021
Eric Lander, President Biden's nominee for OSTP director, testifies before the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee on April 29.
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Lander Nomination Grinds Its Way Through Senate
MAY 12, 2021
Caltech biochemical engineer and Nobel Prize winner Frances Arnold
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House Science Committee Takes Broad Look at Innovation Strategy
APR 23, 2021
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV)
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Manchin Seeks to Include DOE in Endless Frontier Push
APR 20, 2021
Accompanied by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and other lawmakers, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) celebrates the passage of the American Rescue Plan Act, a $1.9 trillion pandemic relief bill.
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Democrats Refining Strategy for Potential R&D Blitz
MAR 18, 2021
House Armed Services Committee Chair Adam Smith (D-WA) and then-Senate Armed Services Committee Chair Jim Inhofe (R-OK) in November 2020.
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FY21 NDAA Enacted: Science and Technology Policy Highlights
MAR 09, 2021
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New Microelectronics Initiative Sets Up Possible Funding Infusion
FEB 19, 2021
Eric Lander and Erica Fuchs are chairing a new National Academies study on challenges the U.S. faces in maintaining its global leadership position in science and technology.
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Academies Panel to Delve Into Critical Questions Facing US R&D
NOV 15, 2019
Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks on Nov. 5 at a conference organized by the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence.
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Schumer Floats Proposal for Major New Research-Funding Entity
NOV 06, 2019
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Panel Urges NSF to Elevate Status of Materials Research
OCT 31, 2019
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Panel Warns US Faces STEM Workforce Supply Challenges
MAR 14, 2019
Front cover of NIST’s “green paper” on technology transfer policy released in December. (Image credit - NIST / N. Hanacek)
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NIST Proposes Overhaul of Federal Technology Transfer Policies
DEC 20, 2018
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine spoke at a White House event marking the release of the federal government’s new strategic plan for STEM education. (Image credit – NASA / Bill Ingalls)
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White House Releases STEM Education Strategy
DEC 11, 2018
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NSF Launches Competition to Identify New ‘Big Ideas’
SEP 05, 2018
Military Technology Transfer Hearing Panel
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DOD R&D Chief Mike Griffin Suggests US Consider Cold War Stance Toward China
JUL 16, 2018
Defense Innovation Hearing Panel
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New DOD R&D Chief Outlines Vision for Jumpstarting Military Innovation
APR 25, 2018
FBI Director Christopher Wray
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US Confronting Threat of Chinese Exploitation of Intellectual Property
MAR 16, 2018
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NSF and NIST Directors, Senators Sound Alarm on Rising International Competition
FEB 02, 2018