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The House Science Committee held a hearing on the progress federal research agencies have made in implementing their research security policies and programs.

In Memoriam: Honoring the Legacy of Former House Science Committee Chairwoman Eddie Bernice Johnson

January 2, 2024/In: General, People, Statements /by Brian Mosley

The Computing Research Association is saddened to hear of the passing of former House Science, Space, and Technology Committee Chairwoman Eddie Bernice Johnson. As a long time member of the committee, Chairwoman Johnson was a champion of scientific research, STEM education, and diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in the nation’s scientific fields. Her time as […]

Guest Post: A PhD Student’s Experience at the LiSPI Workshop

December 6, 2023/In: Computing Community Consortium (CCC), General, People /by Brian Mosley

Guest post by Kaushal Kafle, a PhD student in the Department of Computer Science at the College of William & Mary, and a participant at the 2023 LiSPI workshop.

Computing Researchers Get Crash Course in Government Advocacy at CRA’s Leadership in Science Policy Institute (LiSPI)

December 1, 2023/In: Computing Community Consortium (CCC), General, People /by Brian Mosley

By Matt Hazenbush, Director of Communications, and Brian Mosley, Associate Director, Government Affairs We live in a world dominated by computing. Many of the most significant problems facing the world and our country either have solutions in—or are caused by—computing. Yet, the nation’s elected representatives typically have limited knowledge of the field, creating a critical […]

Professor Jenkins, middle, gestures toward his slides during his remarks. Dr. Reed sits to his right and Dr. Song sits to his left.

Recent Advances in AI Only Possible Because of Decades of Federal Investments in Fundamental Research, Experts Across Academia, Government, and Industry Tell Congress

October 30, 2023/In: CRA, Events, People, Policy, Research /by Brian Mosley

On Thursday October 26th, the Task Force on American Innovation (TFAI), an alliance of American high tech companies and businesses, research university associations, and scientific societies, held two events in Congress to “deconstruct” artificial intelligence and demonstrate how the decades long federal research investment which has powered in the latest advances in the AI fields. The briefings were titled, “Federally Funded Research and the Advent of Artificial Intelligence: A TFAI Deconstructing Event.”