CRA-Industry Responds to the Community

CRA-Industry responses to requests for comments and other topical issues in the community.

2025

Request for Information on the Development of an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Plan

In January 2025, the Networking and Information Technology Research and Development (NITRD) National Coordination Office (NCO) and the National Science Foundation (NSF) published a Request on the Development of an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Plan.

Request for Information on the Development of an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Plan
The Computing Community Consortium (CCC) and CRA-Industry (CRA-I) joint response

Response to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), Department of Commerce’s Request for Comments: Ethical Guidelines for Research Using Pervasive Data

In December 2024, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), Department of Commerce’s published a Request for Comments on the Ethical Guidelines for Research Using Pervasive Data.

2023

Response to the National Institute of Health’s Request for Information: Developing Consent Language for Research Using Digital Health Technologies

In October 2023, The National Institute of Health (NIH)) published a Request for Information: Developing Consent Language for Research Using Digital Health Technologies, asking the community to focus on the utility and useability of sample language and accompanying considerations developed for use in informed consent documents for digital health technologies utilized in research.

Request for Information (RFI) on Developing a Roadmap for the Directorate for Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships at the National Science Foundation

In April 2023, the National Science Foundation (NSF) welcomed feedback to develop a roadmap for the Directorate for Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP).

2022

Response to AI Risk Management Framework: Second Draft

In August 2022, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) welcomed feedback to further inform the development of the Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Framework (AI RMF).

Response to Incentives, Infrastructure, and Research and Development Needs To Support a Strong Domestic Semiconductor Industry

In January 2022, the Department of Commerce, with the assistance of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), put out a Request for Information (RFI) in order to inform the planning and design of potential programs to: Incentivize investment in semiconductor manufacturing facilities and associated ecosystems; provide for shared infrastructure to accelerate semiconductor research, development, and prototyping; and support research related to advanced packaging and advanced metrology to ensure a robust domestic semiconductor industry.

2021

Response to an Implementation Plan for a National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource

In July 2021, the Office of Science and Technology Policy and the National Science Foundation put out a Request for Information (RFI) to inform the work of the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource (NAIRR) Task Force (“Task Force”). The Task Force has been directed by Congress to develop an implementation roadmap for a shared research infrastructure that would provide Artificial Intelligence (AI) researchers and students across scientific disciplines with access to computational resources, high-quality data, educational tools, and user support.