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The CHIPS and Science Act prescribes the mission of the Directorate for Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships that the National Science Foundation created early this year, establishing priority focus areas and authorizing new programs supporting technology commercialization, regional innovation, and workforce development.
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A month into fiscal year 2023, federal science agencies are facing a budget situation more complicated than any they have encountered in recent memory. While some programs are busy handling an influx of money from special spending legislation, others face uncertainties surrounding stopgap funding and whether Congress will meet targets set out in the CHIPS and Science Act.
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The CHIPS and Science Act authorizes a suite of new regional technology development initiatives, reflecting substantial congressional interest in expanding the geographical distribution of innovative activity in the U.S. Enhancing regional innovation will also be central to implementing the legislation’s semiconductor provisions, according to the Department of Commerce.
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The new CHIPS and Science Act includes a variety of provisions aimed at promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion within the STEM workforce through grant support and workforce research, and by instituting new requirements for data collection and ethical research conduct.
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The National Ignition Facility at Lawrence Livermore National Lab has performed a nuclear fusion experiment that released more energy than was applied to it. The accomplishment realizes an idea first posited six decades ago and will have applications in nuclear warhead stewardship, but using the method for practical energy generation remains a distant prospect.
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DOE has finished allocating a one-time $1.55 billion boost to facilities and equipment projects across its Office of Science. Major priorities included shoring up funding for international projects and moving light source upgrades forward, while projects still in their earlier phases tended to receive lesser shares of the total.
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Over the last several years, Congress has passed multi-pronged policy initiatives and provided billions of dollars in funding to spur the deployment of “advanced” nuclear reactors, and a sprawling array of projects are now in progress.
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The Department of Energy is ramping up its equity-focused activities by fleshing out the details of its Justice40 initiative, which channels federal investments into disadvantaged communities, and by announcing new funding opportunities for minority-serving institutions.
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COVID-19 Response Coordinator
JUN 08, 2023 – Departure announced
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Under Secretary for Infrastructure
JUN 07, 2023 – Confirmed on a 56-43 vote
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Director of the CHIPS R&D Metrology Program
JUN 06, 2023 – Appointment announced
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Director, CHIPS Research and Development Office
JUN 06, 2023 – Appointment announced
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Assistant Director for Biological Sciences
MAY 16, 2023 – Appointment announced
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Associate Director of Science for Fusion Energy Sciences
MAY 16, 2023 – Appointment announced
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Associate Administrator, Space Technology Mission Directorate
MAY 09, 2023 – Departure announced
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Assistant Secretary for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs
MAY 01, 2023 – Appointed acting assistant secretary
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Director, Brookhaven National Lab
APR 10, 2023 – Appointment announced
MAR 27, 2023 – Appointed
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Associate Administrator, Space Operations Mission Directorate
MAR 27, 2023 – Departure announced
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Associate Administrator for Diversity and Equal Opportunity
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