Science Policy Taking Out the Space Trash: Creating an Advanced Market Commitment for Recycling and Removing Large-Scale Space Debris In order to mitigate the space debris problem in a way that also bolsters national economic growth, the U.S. government should create an advanced market commitment for recycling and de-orbiting satellites and large-sized debris.
Innovation & Economic Competitiveness Science Policy Piloting and Evaluating NSF Science Lottery Grants: A Roadmap to Improving Research Funding Efficiencies and Proposal Diversity Our nation’s methods of supporting new ideas should evolve alongside our knowledge base.
Innovation & Economic Competitiveness Science Policy The “FASTER” Act for the Federal Laboratory System The FASTER Federal Lab Act will strengthen U.S. scientific and technology leadership through targeted legislative and policy reforms.
Science Policy Re-envisioning Reporting of Scientific Methods Publication of detailed scientific methodologies can save researchers time and money, and can accelerate the pace of research.
Education & Workforce Innovation & Economic Competitiveness Science Policy The Invention Ecosystem: A Pathway to Economic Resilience and Inclusive Prosperity A strong Invention Ecosystem can power our path to economic recovery, sustained growth and societal resilience.
Science Policy Advanced Space Architectures Program: Championing Innovation in Next-Generation In-Space Operations America’s leadership in space exploration could greatly accelerate through a fundamentally different approach to in-space operations.
Science Policy Elevating Science and Technology Policy at the State Department The Biden-Harris Administration should reinvigorate and reassert U.S. strength in science, technology, and data.
Science Policy Advancing Astrobiology: The Search for Signs of Life Elsewhere in the Universe NASA should invest in a comprehensive Astrobiology Program Office to answer one of humanity’s biggest questions: “Are we alone?”
Science Policy Supporting Federal Decision Making through Participatory Technology Assessment The next administration should establish a Participatory Technology Assessment unit to ensure federal S&T decisions benefit society.