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Public
Policy Newsbytes - 2012 Archive
News Bytes
23 April - 4 May
PCAST
Releases Assessment of National Nanotechnology Initiative. 
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April
Hearing Looks at Weather-Related Electrical Outages.
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National
Biotechnology Blueprint Highlights Federal Priorities in
Bioscience Research and Innovation.
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Science
Committee Chair Urges Passage of Cybersecurity Bills.
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Senate
Hearing to Focus on Migration From Traditional Television to
Internet and Broadband-enabled Video Content.
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News Bytes
16-20 April
OSTP
Released Inventory of Federal STEM Education Programs and
Activities.
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NIST
Proposes Update to Digital Signature Standard.
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April 26
Hearing to Focus on NASA's Aeronautics Research
Program/Budget.
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News Bytes
9-13 April
Sign-Up
for IEEE-USA Government Affairs Update (Webinar) on April 26.
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OSTP Report Highlights Federal Use of Prizes and
Competitions to Spur Innovation and Address Grand
Challenges.
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NSF Solicits Candidate Recommendations for Engineering
Directorate Post.
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Celebrate National Robotics Week.
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Hearing to Focus on the Coming Spectrum Crunch and Growing
the Wireless Economy Through Innovation.
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DOE Seeks to Accelerate Development of Wireless Charging
Technology for Electric Vehicles.
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Report
Confirms Women With STEM Degrees/Jobs Out Earn Women in
Non-STEM Jobs.
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News Bytes
3-6 April
Federal Agencies Release Scientific Integrity Policies.
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Apps for
Energy Competition Begins April 5.
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April 26 Hearing to Look at NASA's Aeronautics Mission and
Funding.
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IEEE-USA's
Eye on Washington (30 March) highlights hearings on
standards and public to publications, plus NASA cybersecurity challenge, and more.
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Hearing
Focuses on Challenges and Opportunities for the
International Space Station. [Press
Release]
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NIST
Workshop to Focus on
Cybersecurity for Cyber-Physical Systems and Industrial
Controls.
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News Bytes
26-30 March
Briefing
Highlights Role of Basic and Translational Research in
Facilitating Marketable Technological Advances.
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House
Science Committee Endorses Reauthorization of the Networking
and Information Technology Research and Development (NITRD)
Act.
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Apps for
Energy Competition Challenges Designers to Create Consumer
Energy Management Apps.
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News Bytes
19-23
March
Hearing
(March 29) To Consider Public Access to Federally Funded
Research and Scholarly Publication Interests.
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March 27
Hearing to Examine Effect of Federal Policies on
Competition, Innovation, and Job Growth.
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Navy Opens
Cutting-Edge Lab for Robotics and Autonomous Systems.
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News Bytes
12-16
March
NSF
Documents Decline in U.S. R&D Spending in 2009.
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White
House Announces National Network for Manufacturing
Innovation.
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DARPA to
Increase Focus on "Offensive Capabilities" in Cybersecurity.
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News Bytes
27 Feb.
-9 March
Hearing
Explores Pivotal Role of Communications Networks in
Cybersecurity.
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IEEE Joins
Scholarly Publishers in Opposing The Federal Research Public
Access Act.
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FCC Chair
Announces Public-Private Initiative to Promote Broadband. more
House
Appropriations Hearing Focuses on National Science
Foundation's
FY 2012 Budget Request. more
Energy
Department Announces "EV Everywhere" Electric Vehicles Grand
Challenge {OSTP
Blog]
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Senate
Hearing Focuses on Priorities, Progress and Plans of the
Nation's Space Program.
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Nominations Sought for National Medals of Science and
Technology. more
NIST
Releases Final Smart Grid 2.0 Framework. more
House
Armed Services Hearing Focuses on DoD S&T Programs and Plans
for 2013
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GAO
Report/Testimony Focuses on Cyber-Challenges to Securing the
Modernized Electric Grid.
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Science
Advisor Holdren Testifies on President's FY2012 Budget
Request for R&D.
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House Science
Hearing Focuses on FY2013 NSF Budget Request. [Press
Release]
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News Bytes
20-25 Feb.
IEEE-USA
Joins With Discover Magazine, NSF and ASME to Continue
Congressional Briefing Series on The Road to the New Energy
Economy.
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NIST
Establishes National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence.
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OSTP
Completes Review of Agency Scientific Integrity Policies.
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Nationwide
Broadband Performance Study Underway.
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Hearing to
Focus on Role of Standards in Promoting Innovation,
Competition and Economic Growth.
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House
Energy & Commerce Committee Outlines 2012 Legislative
Priorities.
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News Bytes
13-17 Feb.
IEEE-USA
Members Invited to Participate in Feb. 16 Teleconference
Briefing by Presidential S&T Advisor John Holdren on the
President's FY2013 S&T Budget Request.
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Register Now for IEEE-USA's February Legislative Update
(Feb. 23 Webinar).
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Introducing IEEE's 2012 WISE Interns - Abhishek Dharan (ASU),
Ross Beppler (Clemson), and Kevin McDonald (Columbia).
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White
House To Request $1.4B for Federal R&D in FY 2013, a 1.4%
Increase.
[Press
Release] [Summary]
Highlights
of Agency FY 2013 Budget Requests:
News Bytes
6-10 Feb.
IEEE-USA's
Eye on Washington (8 Feb. highlights FAA
reauthorization, public-private standards efforts, public
access to federal R&D and more.
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Blue
Ribbon Commission Calls for Permanent Geologic Storage for
Nuclear Waste.
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Patents
for Humanity Creates Business Incentives for Patent Holders
to Engage in Humanitarian Efforts.
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Video's Available of NIST Cloud Computing Forum.
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Presidential S&T Advisors (PCAST)
Call for 1 million STEM
Graduates Over the Next Ten Years. (Summary)
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National
Academy Releases Interim Report on Improving Measures of
Science, Technology and Innovation.
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House
Science Committee Reports Networking/IT R&D Act.
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White
House
Science Fair (Background)
Provides Platform for STEM Teachers Announcement.
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OSTP
Director Holdren to Provide Overview of FY 2013 Federal R&D
Budget in Feb. 17 Testimony.
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Congress
Passes FAA Reauthorization, Including
IEEE-USA Supported
NextGen Air Transportation System
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News Bytes 30
Jan. - 3 Feb.
OSTP
Releases Public Comments Responding on Public Access to
Scholarly Research and Data Queries.
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Federal
Chief Technology Officer Aneesh Chopra to Step Down.
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News Bytes 23-27
Jan.
ComputerWorld Highlights Top 10 H-1B Visa Users.
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NIST
Releases Guidelines To Help Ensure Electrical Devices are
Smart Grid Ready
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OSTP
Highlights Progress on Green Button Initiative To Provide
Consumers With Better Access to Their Energy Data.
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NIST to
Support Federal Agencies Implement Best Practices for
Standrads Activities.
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News Bytes 16-20
Jan.
American
Academy of Environmental Medicine Opposes Smart Meter
Installation as Preventable Environmental Hazard.
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NSF
Releases 2012 Science and Engineering Indicators.
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Sign-up
Now Open for 2012 Science, Engineering and Technology
Congressional Visits Day (24-25 April 2012)
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President
Asks Congress for Authority to Consolidate Government
Departments and Agencies Responsible for Business and Trade.
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News Bytes 9-14
Jan.
House
Science Committee Hearing (Jan. 24) to Review Progress of
Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E).
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IEEE-USA's
Eye on Washington (10 Jan) Highlights Patent Reform
Outcomes, the Stop Online Piracy Act, FCC Spectrum
Legislation and more.
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IEEE's Karen Panetta Recognized at White House for STEM
Mentoring Efforts.
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NSF Data
Report Highlights Women, Minorities and Disabled in Science
and Engineering.
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National Academy Report Highlights International Issues
Related to Global Science Policy.
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White House Summit to Focus on Promotion of "Insourcing"
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NSF-Supported High-Tech Start-Ups to Be Featured at Consumer
Electronics Show.
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NSF Report
Looks at Racial and Ethnic Diversity Amongst STEM Doctorate
Recipients.
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News Bytes
2-6 Jan.
Commerce Department Report Examines Federal Role in U.S.
Innovation and Competitiveness.
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Deadline Extended for Comment on Public Access Policies for
Scholarly Publications and Digital Data
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NRC
Certifies Amended AP1000 Reactor Design, Opening Door
For Construction of Next-Gen Nuclear Reactors.
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Updated:
18 May 2012
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