News & Updates

The Council on Competitiveness is honored to announce the addition of nine of its members to its Executive Committee. Each has committed considerable energy and insight in support of the Council’s mission over the years, and we look forward to the new ideas and initiatives they will help forge in the future. The Council's nine […]

Today, the Council on Competitiveness and 51 of its members—including CEOs, presidents, and leaders from business, academia, nonprofits, the nation’s top laboratories, and labor organizations—are calling on President Trump and Members of Congress to back A Renewed Call to Action to ignite a new Golden Age of American innovation. The statement with the full list of endorsers […]

Are we harnessing the full potential of the country’s energy resources? The Council on Competitiveness’ Competing in the Next Economy report lays out a bold, game-changing strategy—focused on a “Win-Win Energy Agenda” that could redefine U.S. leadership on the global stage. In its 4th of 7 strategic pillars underpinning our nation’s path to competitiveness, the […]

Last week, Dr. Sethuraman "Panch" Panchanathan announced his departure from the National Science Foundation after nearly five years of transformative leadership that spanned both the Trump and Biden Administrations. From day one, Panch focused his tenure on a strong commitment to expanding the U.S. innovation economy to more people and places. “Innovation Anywhere, Opportunities Everywhere” […]

​The San Antonio Report interviewed University of Texas at San Antonio President Taylor Eighmy and Council CEO and President Deborah Wince-Smith during the he Council's first Competitiveness Conversation of 2025, "A Texas Competitiveness Conversation: Fortifying the Future — Innovation in Critical Infrastructure Security." This Conversation highlighted San Antonio's crucial role in the nationa's cyberdefense research, and Dr. Eighmy […]

The Council's latest edition to its Competitiveness Conversation Across America, "A Texas Competitiveness Conversation: Fortifying the Future — Innovation in Critical Infrastructure Security," was featured in San Antonio's local news station, KENS 5. While interviewing the Conversation co-hosts, University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) President Dr. Taylor Eighmy and Council President and CEO The Hon. Deborah […]

Today, the Council on Competitiveness issued a statement urging the Trump Administration to reconsider the National Institute of Health (NIH) directive, which reduces indirect cost reimbursement to no more than 15 percent.

Council on Competitiveness President and CEO Deborah Wince-Smith has issued a letter strongly supporting the nomination of Michael Kratsios for director of OSTP to Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Chairman Cruz and Ranking Member Cantwell.

“Competing in the Next Economy: Innovating in an Age of Disruption and Discontinuity” Sets the Competitiveness Agenda for the Incoming Administration and Congress Washington, D.C., December 3, 2024 — The Council on Competitiveness — the nation’s leading nonpartisan advocate for enhancing U.S. productivity and prosperity for all Americans — released its next major policy recommendations from its […]

The United States stands on the brink of a new era of innovation. Advances in technology are reshaping our economy and national security, from digitization driven by semiconductors to breakthroughs in quantum science and health sciences. These innovations are creating new opportunities and transforming research in ways that will benefit nearly every aspect of our […]