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April 25, 2023 Semiconductors are a uniquely important enabling technology, fundamental to nearly all modern industrial and national security activities, as well as essential building blocks of other emerging technologies, [...]

April 19, 2023 Semiconductors (also known as integrated circuits, microelectronic chips, or computer chips) are tiny electronic devices (based primarily on silicon or germanium) composed of billions of components that [...]

Updated April 6, 2023 The federal government supports scientific and technological advancement directly by funding and performing research and development and indirectly by creating and maintaining policies that encourage private [...]

Updated November 17, 2023 On January 31, 1979, weeks after the United States and the People's Republic of China (PRC, or China) established diplomatic relations, U.S. President Jimmy Carter and [...]

October 16, 2023 On January 31, 1979, weeks after the United States and the People's Republic of China (PRC, or China) established diplomatic relations, U.S. President Jimmy Carter and PRC [...]

Updated September 28, 2023 Contents Introduction U.S. Policy Context Actions by Other Governments to Support their Semiconductor Industries Japan South Korea Taiwan China Ties and Concerns Southeast Asia (Malaysia and [...]

May 19, 2023 Introduction The President's FY2024 Budget Proposal Federal R&D Funding Perspectives Federal R&D by Agency Federal R&D by Character of Work, Facilities, and Equipment Federal Role in U.S. [...]

May 18, 2023 Contents Introduction U.S. Policy Context. Actions by Other Governments to Support their Semiconductor Industries Japan South Korea Taiwan China Ties and Concerns Southeast Asia (Malaysia and Singapore) [...]

December 15, 2022 Environmental deoxyribonucleic acid (eDNA) and environmental ribonucleic acid (eRNA) are trace amounts of genetic material collected from an environmental sample, such as from soil, terrestrial and aquatic [...]

Updated October 3, 2022 Contents Introduction NNMI Proposal and Legislative Action The Manufacturing USA program Program Establishment Manufacturing USA Institutes Institute Definition Institute Roles Institute Activities Institutes Awarded Pathways to [...]

Updated September 7, 2022 Contents Organization and Program Structure Character of Work Structure Alignment with Other Federal R&D Taxonomies DOD RDT&E Funding Selected Issues What Is the Appropriate Funding Level [...]

Updated September 13, 2022 Research and development (R&D) in the United States is funded and performed by a number of sectors--including the federal government, state governments, businesses, academia, and nonprofit [...]

Updated September 14, 2022 Research and development (R&D) plays a central role in advanced economies in areas such as economic growth and job creation, industrial competitiveness, national security, energy, agriculture, [...]

Updated September 26, 2022 Contents Mission History and Selected Statutory Authorities Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Improvement Act of 1987 Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership [...]

Updated September 7, 2022 Advanced technology plays a critical role in ensuring U.S. national security. To maintain technological superiority on the battlefield, the Department of Defense (DOD) relies on scientific [...]

June 10, 2022 Contents Introduction The President's FY2023 Budget Request Federal R&D Funding Perspectives Federal R&D by Agency Federal R&D by Character of Work, Facilities, and Equipment Federal Role in [...]

Updated June 2, 2022 Contents Introduction Background on Quasi-Governmental Entities Existing Agency-Related Nonprofit R&D Organizations Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH) National Foundation for the Centers for Disease [...]

Updated January 19, 2022 Contents Introduction The President's FY2022 Budget Request Federal R&D Funding Perspectives Federal R&D by Agency Federal R&D by Character of Work, Facilities, and Equipment Federal Role [...]

January 13, 2022 Global Landscape for Semiconductor Fabrication Semiconductors, or computer chips, enable nearly all industrial activities, including systems that undergird U.S. industrial competitiveness and national security. They are instrumental [...]

Updated November 17, 2021 Contents Introduction The President's FY2022 Budget Request Federal R&D Funding Perspectives Federal R&D by Agency Federal R&D by Character of Work, Facilities, and Equipment Federal Role [...]

Research and development (R&D) in the United States is funded and performed by a number of sectors--including the federal government, state governments, businesses, academia, and nonprofit organizations--for a variety of [...]

Advanced technology plays a critical role in ensuring U.S. national security. To maintain technological superiority on the battlefield, the Department of Defense (DOD) relies on scientific and technical knowledge developed [...]

Contents Introduction The President's FY2022 Budget Request Federal R&D Funding Perspectives Federal R&D by Agency Federal R&D by Character of Work, Facilities, and Equipment Federal Role in U.S. R&D by [...]

Research and development (R&D) plays a central role in advanced economies in areas such as economic growth and job creation, industrial competitiveness, national security, energy, agriculture, transportation, public health and [...]

August 3, 2021 Introduction The 117th Congress continues its interest in U. S. research and development (R&D) and in evaluating support for federal R&D activities. The federal government has played [...]

June 30, 2021 Following the September 11, 2001 (9/11) terrorist attacks, there was a recognition among policymakers that no federal agency had principal responsibility for investigating building failures. To address [...]

Updated June 14, 2021 Advanced technology plays a critical role in ensuring U.S. national security. To maintain technological superiority on the battlefield, the Department of Defense (DOD) relies on scientific [...]

May 5, 2021 The federal government supports scientific and technological advancement directly by funding and performing research and development, and indirectly by creating and maintaining policies that encourage private sector [...]

March 3, 2021 Contents Introduction NNMI Proposal and Legislative Action The Manufacturing USA program Program Establishment Manufacturing USA Institutes Institute Definition Institute Roles Institute Activities Institutes Awarded Pathways to Becoming [...]

Updated January 4, 2021 Contents Overview Background Evolution of the Program Statutory Mission and Activities MEP Organization and Structure NIST MEP MEP Advisory Board MEP Centers Center Selection Criteria System-Wide [...]

Updated December 17, 2020 Contents Introduction The President's FY2021 Budget Request Federal R&D Funding Perspectives Federal R&D by Agency Federal R&D by Character of Work, Facilities, and Equipment Federal Role [...]

Updated November 25, 2020 Advanced technology plays a critical role in ensuring U.S. national security. To maintain technological superiority on the battlefield, the Department of Defense (DOD) relies on scientific [...]

October 27, 2020 Contents Conceptualizing Facial Recognition Technology Scientific Standards and Facial Recognition Technology NIST's Role in Facial Recognition Technology Facial Identification Scientific Working Group How FRT May be Used [...]

October 26, 2020 Contents Introduction Semiconductor Industry Basics Semiconductor History and Technological Challenges Wafer Size Feature Size The Global Semiconductor Industry Semiconductor Market Segments Global Semiconductor Production Materials Used for [...]

Updated October 7, 2020 Contents Organization and Program Structure Character of Work Structure Alignment with Other Federal R&D Taxonomies DOD RDT&E Funding Selected Issues What Is the Appropriate Funding Level [...]

May 27, 2020 Contents Background: Comprehensive Energy Policy Title I--Innovation Subtitle A--Efficiency Part I--Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Subpart A--Buildings Subpart B--Industrial Efficiency and Competitiveness Subpart C--Federal Agency Energy Efficiency [...]

April 29, 2020 Contents Introduction Overview of Science and Technology Advice to Policymakers The Office of Technology Assessment Statutory Organization and Authorities Structure, Functions, and Duties Powers Technology Assessment Board [...]

Updated April 29, 2020 Research and development (R&D) plays a central role in advanced economies in areas such as economic growth and job creation, industrial competitiveness, national security, energy, agriculture, [...]

April 10, 2020 Contents Introduction Effects on R&D Institutions and Projects Closure of Laboratories and Laboratory Activities Identification of Essential and Critical R&D Activities Continuing R&D Remotely Cancellation of Conferences [...]

Updated March 20, 2020 Contents Introduction The President's FY2020 Budget Request Federal R&D Funding Perspectives Federal R&D by Agency Federal R&D by Character of Work, Facilities, and Equipment Federal Role [...]

Updated March 3, 2020 Contents History of Science and Technology Advice to the President Overview of OSTP, NSTC, and PCAST Office of Science and Technology Policy Overview OSTP Structure/Roles of [...]

Updated January 24, 2020 Research and development (R&D) in the United States is funded and performed by a number of sectors--including the federal government, state governments, businesses, academia, and nonprofit [...]

December 9, 2019 Contents Introduction Background on Quasi-Governmental Entities Existing Agency-Related Nonprofit R&D Organizations Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH) National Foundation for the Centers for Disease Control [...]

Contents Introduction Technical Overview Current Materials and Capabilities History Early 3D Printing (1980-2010) Expansion of 3D Printing (2010-2015) Recent 3D Printing History (2015-Present) Federal Role in 3D Printing Manufacturing Impacts [...]

Contents Introduction Overarching S&T Policy Issues Federal Science and Technology Policymaking Enterprise Federal Funding for Research and Development Disruptive and Convergent Technology America COMPETES Act Reauthorization Technology Transfer from Federal [...]

October 4, 2018 Contents Introduction The President's FY2019 Budget Request Federal R&D Funding Perspectives Federal R&D by Agency Federal R&D by Character of Work, Facilities, and Equipment Federal Role in [...]

Updated May 22, 2018 Contents Introduction Overarching S&T Policy Issues Federal Science and Technology Policymaking Enterprise Federal Funding for Research and Development America COMPETES Act Reauthorization Regulations for Federally Funded [...]

contents What Is Defense Science and Technology? Perspectives on the Roles and Value of Defense S&T Historical Defense S&T Funding and Recent Trends DOD Basic Research Funding DOD Basic Research [...]

September 12, 2017 A recent experiment in the United States using the gene modification tool CRISPR to target a disease gene in human embryos has raised optimism about promising medical [...]

Updated June 6, 2017 Introduction President Obama's FY2017 Budget Request Federal R&D Funding Perspectives Federal R&D by Agency Federal R&D by Character of Work, Facilities, and Equipment Federal Role in [...]