Cities, public health, and climate change are inextricably connected—and addressing their challenges requires a similarly integrated approach. It’s a monumental task, but it’s also one that tech is uniquely positioned to...more
Coming off the heels of the $100 million Sprint for Women’s Health, menopause care and treatment grabbed the spotlight on Capitol Hill on May 2, 2024. ...more
A congressional proposal to sever ties between United States and Chinese biopharmaceutical companies is far from a done deal, but its bipartisan support is a concrete reminder to consider options for supply chain...more
With the signing of the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which includes the Build America, Buy America Act (BABA), the Biden administration reiterated a long-standing policy trend of “Made in America” laws. These...more
The first stage of First Lady Dr. Jill Biden’s White House Initiative on Women’s Health Research kicked off on March 6, 2024, when the Department of Health and Human Services ARPA-H Sprint for Women’s Health held a proposer...more
Each year, Congress passes annual appropriation bills to continue funding federal agencies and federal programs through the next fiscal year. As of today, with the new fiscal year looming on October 1, 2023, Congress has yet...more
As follow-on guidance to Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) September 14, 2022 memo and the associated Executive Order on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity from May 2021, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security...more
5/30/2023
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The White House announced last Thursday its highly anticipated National Cybersecurity Strategy (NCS). Although largely aspirational and short on concrete plans, the 39-page NCS is the Biden administration’s most ambitious...more
3/9/2023
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The Department of Commerce (Commerce), in partnership with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), announced that it was launching a...more
3/8/2023
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In December 2022, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) reported on federal research and development (R&D) spending focused on emerging technologies to further economic growth and national security. The U.S. federal...more
2/24/2023
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Since the start of the Biden administration in January 2021, there has been an increased focus on combatting climate change, including regulatory actions and initiatives to increase disclosure by corporations regarding their...more
12/23/2022
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The U.S. government’s national security and economic priorities around encouraging and adopting innovation is on full display in the soon-to-be-finalized Fiscal Year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). In this...more
12/16/2022
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On September 29, 2022, Congress passed the SBIR and STTR Extension Act of 2022, renewing the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR)...more
10/4/2022
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On September 14, 2022, the Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) issued a memorandum on Enhancing the Security of the Software Supply Chain through Secure Software Development Practices (“OMB Memo”) to help ensure software...more
Federal contractors who have filed an Employment Information Report (EEO-1) Type 2 Consolidated between 2016-2020 and wish to object to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP)...more