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News Updates

August 31, 2022

TFAI Issues Letter to PCAST Urging CHIPS & Science Funding

The Task Force on American Innovation (TFAI) issued a letter to the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) urging the Biden administration to include sufficient funding for the science provisions in the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022.

August 9, 2022

STAC Applauds the Enactment of the CHIPS and Science Act

STAC Applauds the Enactment of the CHIPS and Science Act

July 28, 2022

Statement on Chips and Science Act

President Biden’s signature on the Chips and Science Act will bring us closer to securing desperately needed investments in our nation’s innovation engine.

July 26, 2022

Statement on the Chips and Science Bill

The Science and Technology Action Committee's statement on the Chips and Science bill.

July 19, 2022

The Hill Op-ed: “A stand-alone CHIPS bill helps China by limiting US innovation”

The Science & Technology Action Committee believes a stand-alone CHIPS bill will help China by limiting US innovation. This op-ed was originally published in The Hill on July 19, 2022.

July 12, 2022

Congress Can’t Let China Win the Global Innovation Race

That possibility will become reality if lawmakers do not pass a comprehensive competitiveness bill

July 12, 2022

Our Nation’s Leaders Can’t Let China Win the Global Innovation Race

That possibility will become reality if Washington does not pass a comprehensive competitiveness bill

June 21, 2022

Media Advisory: STAC Welcomes the Appointment of Dr. Arati Prabhakar as Science Advisor to the President

The Science & Technology Action Committee (STAC) welcomes President Biden’s appointment of Dr. Arati Prabhaker as his Science Advisor and Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP). The members of STAC stand ready to work with Dr. Prabhakar and the Biden Administration to ensure the U.S. leads the world in discovery, innovation and deployment of the technologies needed to secure the nation, grow our economy, and improve the quality of life of every American.

May 4, 2022

2022 STAC Campaign Overview

From March 1 - April 16 2022, the Science and Technology Action Committee (STAC) ran an educational campaign urging policymakers for greater federal funding for science and technology. See the campaign metrics and assets here.

April 27, 2022

Media Advisory: STAC to Participate in Joint Economic Committee Hearing

On Wednesday, April 27, 2022, at 2:30 p.m. ET, a remote hearing entitled “Building on a Strong Foundation: Investments Today for a More Competitive Tomorrow” will be held before the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee. Dr. Sudip Parikh, cochair of the Science & Technology Action Committee and CEO of American Association for the Advancement of Science, will serve as an expert witness during the hearing.

The Science & Technology Action Committee (STAC) is a group of 25 non-profit, academic, foundation, and corporate leaders working to dramatically strengthen U.S. science and technology. The Committee is co-chaired by: Bill Novelli, Professor Emeritus and founder of Business for Impact at Georgetown University and former CEO of AARP, Sudip Parikh, CEO, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and Executive Publisher of the Science Family of Journals, Mary Woolley, President & CEO of Research!America, and Keith Yamamoto, Vice Chancellor for Science Policy and Strategy at UCSF and Immediate Past President of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).