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TLSI Dialogue 30 Summary Report
The Council’s Technology Leadership & Strategy Initiative (TLSI) celebrated its 15th anniversary at Lockheed Martin's Global Vision Center. CTOs from business, academia, and the U.S. Department of Energy National Laboratories came together for the TLSI’s 30th Dialogue to discuss strategies for advancing the U.S. defense industrial base and the country’s innovation ecosystem. These leaders also debated and drafted […]
Council on Competitiveness Statement on NIH Indirect Cost Reimbursement Directive
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 Insights: Cybersecurity Workforce Growth Stalls, Even As Global Needs Mount
Despite the increasing need for cybersecurity expertise worldwide, the size of the global cybersecurity workforce remained broadly flat at 5.5 million workers from 2023 to 2024, according to the ISC2 Cybersecurity Workforce Study. Over the same two-year time period, the need for cybersecurity workers increased from just over 9 million to approximately 10.2 million. As […]
Compete Connect — January 2025 Edition
With multiple converging and compounding technological revolutions underway, China becoming an ever-more-serious adversary, and with a new Congress and administration taking up the reigns in Washington, now is a critical time for a forward-thinking competitiveness agenda from the Council. The Council delivers that agenda in its latest report, Competing in the Next Economy: Innovating in […]
Council President and CEO Deborah Wince-Smith Issues Letter of Support for Kratsios Nomination
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.
Executive Orders and Higher Ed | Update on January 23, 2025
In the early hours of his presidency, Donald Trump signed several Executive Orders (EOs) likely to affect higher education. Though it will take time to fully understand the implications of these orders—and many may face legal challenges—there are some immediate impacts across the research community from certain orders. Three are highlighted here: 1. The EO […]
Ringing in the New Year: Competing in the New Economy
In 2019, Council on Competitiveness leaders concluded the United States was unprepared on many fronts for the economic and global competitive challenges they foresaw on the horizon. In response, they formed a “National Commission on Innovation and Competitiveness Frontiers” to chart a new pathway for U.S. economic and productivity growth, national security, and prosperity. After […]
Compete Connect — December 2024 Edition
In the latest Compete Connect newsletter, Council on Competitiveness President and CEO Deborah Wince-Smith highlights the release of the Council’s new, major policy report, “Competing in the Next Economy: Innovating in the Age of Disruption and Discontinuity.” This report, released at the 2024 National Competitiveness Forum (NCF), offers more than 50 strategic recommendations – organized […]
Competing in the Next Economy: Innovating in the Age of Disruption & Discontinuity
The Call to Action, which is part of the larger report titled Competing in the Next Economy: Innovating in the Age of Disruption and Discontinuity, comes at a critical juncture as the United States faces new challenges and opportunities amid tremendous technological and geopolitical change. The Call to Action identifies crucial policies for government, states, the private […]
Council on Competitiveness Releases Policy “Call to Action” at the 2024 National Competitiveness Forum
“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 […]
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