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Water in the Infrastructure Package

Water and wastewater are among the priorities for the bipartisan infrastructure package this year. After weeks of negotiations in the Senate, the bill would provide tens of billions for drinking and wastewater projects. Its timeline for passage in the House, though,...

U.S. vulnerabilities in microelectronics

TechVision21 has closely followed the growing alarm over U.S. vulnerabilities in microelectronics needed for national defense and other critical applications in areas such as banking, infrastructure, and transportation.     Semiconductor industrial capacity...

Inside View: Legislative Update

Keeping Defense on the Leading Edge National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for FY 2021: On January 1, the FY 2021 NDAA became law, after Congress overrode President Trump’s veto. While the authorization act does not provide appropriations, it does provide...

Smart Agriculture

The Federal Government is Giving Smart Agriculture a Boost The National Science Foundation intends to award as much as $20 million to establish a research institute on AI-Driven Innovation in Agriculture and the Food System. Proposals are due December 4,...

2019 End of Year Recap

2019 saw action on many fronts in science and technology—a final Federal R&D budget, White House activity, important new policies and programs, action to protect U.S. intellectual property, and new appointments to key Administration leadership positions. This...