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New Legislation Proposes Major Reorganization of NSF

May 29, 2020/In: Artificial Intelligence, Funding, Policy, Research /by Brian Mosley

Last week, Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY), the Democratic Leader in the Senate, introduced bipartisan legislation that would authorize $100 billion in new funding for the National Science Foundation and make the agency responsible for maintaining the country’s global leadership in innovation. The bill, called S. 3832 “The Endless Frontiers Act,” proposes a major reorganization of NSF and possibly a significant change to the culture of the agency.

House SS&T Committee Introduces Bipartisan AI Research Bill to Significantly Increase Research Authorizations

March 13, 2020/In: Artificial Intelligence, Computing Community Consortium (CCC), Funding, Policy, Research /by Peter Harsha

House Science, Space, and Technology Committee Chairwoman Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX) and Ranking Member Frank Lucas (R-OK) yesterday introduced long-awaited legislation aimed at solidifying the U.S. leadership role in artificial intelligence research, education, and workforce development.

CRA Statement on the FY2021 Presidential Budget Request

February 11, 2020/In: Artificial Intelligence, CRA, FY21 Appropriations, Policy, Research, Statements /by Peter Harsha

CRA commends the Administration for recognizing the importance of Artificial Intelligence and Quantum Information Science to the Nation’s security and competitiveness, and for addressing that with significant new investments in the President’s Budget Request for FY2021. However, we take issue with the proposed cuts to a large number of other areas of science. Failing to […]

Fiscal Year 2020 Appropriations May, Sort of, be Moving…Maybe…

October 23, 2019/In: Funding, FY20 Appropriations, Policy, Research /by Brian Mosley

Regular readers of the Policy Blog will recall that we have been keeping track of the Fiscal Year 2020 appropriations process. The same readers will also remember that the bottleneck for completing the work on next year’s Federal budget has been the Senate. This isn’t unusual, the Senate’s tradition of seeking compromise and agreement, between the majority and minority, means that the gears move much slower (in comparison, the House works as a relatively fast “majority rules” chamber).

House Passes CRA-Endorsed Bill to Combat Sexual Harassment in the Sciences

July 25, 2019/In: Policy, Research, STEM /by Brian Mosley

On July 23rd, the House passed by voice-vote H.R.36, The Combating Sexual Harassment In Science Act of 2019, which aims to advance efforts to decrease the prevalence of sexual and gender harassment in the STEM research fields.

House Science Committee Explores the Ethical and Social Implications of AI

July 8, 2019/In: Policy, Research /by Brian Mosley

On Wednesday, June 26 the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee held a hearing titled Artificial Intelligence: Societal and Ethical Implications to review the diverse ethical and social implications of Artificial Intelligence (AI). The committee heard from panelists about the complications of AI as well as several policy recommendations.

Have an Impact on U.S. Science Policy, Attend CRA’s CCC Leadership in Science Policy Institute!

May 15, 2019/In: Computing Community Consortium (CCC), CRA, Events, People, Policy /by Peter Harsha

Every two years as part of it’s mission to develop the next generation of leaders in the computing research community, CRA’s Computing Community Consortium, in partnership with CRA’s Government Affairs Committee, holds the Leadership in Science Policy Institute (LiSPI) workshop, intended to educate computing researchers on how science policy in the U.S. is formulated and […]

Final FY2019 Appropriations Wrap-up – Science does OK.

March 5, 2019/In: FY19 Appropriations, General, Policy /by Peter Harsha

There were unfinished funding bills, there was an impasse over a wall, there was a 35-day government shutdown, there was a 3 week interregnum when government reopened and leaders sought to find a way ahead, and then there was final passage and resolution of the FY 2019 appropriations process — one that ended on a […]

CRA Statement Concerning New Restrictions on Chinese Graduate Students in the U.S.

June 12, 2018/In: Computing Education, People, Policy, Statements, STEM /by Peter Harsha

The Computing Research Association, representing more than 200 Ph.D.-granting departments of computing in North America, expresses great concern at new guidance provided to U.S. consular officers that would place restrictions on students from China who wish to study robotics, advanced manufacturing, or aerospace research in the United States.

In Advance of Facebook Testimony, ACM’s US Public Policy Committee Raises Issues for Congress to Consider

April 10, 2018/In: Events, Policy, Security /by Peter Harsha

In advance of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerburg’s three days of appearances before congressional committees starting today, ACM’s US Public Policy Council sent the following letter to the members of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee and the Senate Judiciary Committee. It’s a strong statement from USACM, noting the importance of “understand[ing] how privacy and […]

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