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White House Announces Export Control Reforms
This week
the White House announced a series of initiatives aimed
at streamlining U.S. high-tech export controls. The policies
are part of a broader effort to boost the competitiveness of
U.S. manufacturing and technology sectors. The reforms
were unveiled in videotaped remarks by President Obama to
an annual Department of Commerce conference on export
controls on Tuesday, Aug. 31. 
more
Report Details Recovery Act Impact on Innovation
A new Administration report
released by Vice President Joe Biden makes the case that
last year's $787 billion stimulus package is helping to
transform the U.S. economy by fostering more innovation, in
such areas as the Smart Grid, broadband, health information
technology, electric vehicles and high-speed rail.
more
NSF
Announces New Internet Architecture Awards
On Aug.
27, the National Science Foundation announced new awards
designed to foster new ideas and innovations towards
the development of a more robust, secure and reliable
Internet.
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August
Progress on America COMPETES Act
re-authorization, Smart Grid standards, PCAST meeting,
nanotech summit, cybersecurity roadmap, energy education
and more.
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DARPA Outlines New R&D Privacy Principles
The Defense
Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) recently released
a thoughtful set of
Privacy
Principles to help ensure that any future research and
development programs that raise privacy issues are designed
and implemented in a responsible and ethical fashion.
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NASA Open Letter Challenges College Students
to Engage Grand Challenges in Space
In an
open letter dated August 9, NASA Chief Technologist Bobby
Braun called upon college students to provide "innovative
ideas, your passion, your dedicated efforts, and your
technological solutions" to help meet the U.S.' grand
challenges in space exploration.
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Comment Sought on Recommendation for
National Cybersecurity Roadmap
The Federal Communications Commission seeks
public comment on the creation of a Cybersecurity
Roadmap to identify vulnerabilities to communications
networks or end-users and to develop countermeasures and
solutions in preparation for, and response to, cyber threats
and attacks in coordination with federal partners.
Nanotechnology Innovation Summit Announced
The 25
federal agencies comprising the National Nanotechnology
Initiative will hold a Nanotechnology Innovation Summit on
Dec. 8-10 at the Gaylord National Convention Center just
outside Washington D.C. to bring together the nation's
leadership in nanotechnology research, development,
implementation, policy and finance.
more
Nuclear Technology Bill Advances in House
On July
28, the House Science Committee reported the Nuclear Energy
R&D Act of 2010 (H.R. 5866), legislation that would
authorize a new Small Modular Reactor R&D program and a fuel
cycle R&D program at DOE, as well as investing in new
reactor concepts and advancing nuclear-related standards.
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GAO
Report Outlines U.S. "Cybersecurity" Policy Challenges
A new special report from the Government Accountability
Office for Congress outlines challenges facing the United
States in pursuit of its international interests related to
cybersecurity and the governance of cyberspace.
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Public Input Sought on Balancing
Cyber Security
With Innovation
The Department of Commerce is seeking public input on
"Cybersecurity,
Innovation and Internet Policy" in order to better
understand the nexus between cyber security challenges in
the commercial sector and innovation in the Internet
economy. Comments are sought from all stakeholders,
and will help inform a DOC report offering policy
recommendations to the Administration.
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Priorities Outlined for FY12 S&T Budget Request
A July 21 memo by White House OMB Director Peter Orzag
outlines the Administration's S&T funding priorities in
guidance to federal agencies for development of the 2012
budget request. As a goal, the guidance calls for
total government and private sector investment in R&D to
equal 3% of gross domestic product. Overall priorities
include job creation, health care, clean energy, climate
mitigation, biodiversity and sustainability, and security.
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