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Council Insights: U.S. Debt - On an Unsustainable Path?
The United States’ national debt is the highest of any nation in the world, standing at $36.22 trillion, according to the Senate Joint Economic Committee. Put another way, the U.S. national debt now stands at 121 percent of GDP, the highest it has since WWII and one of the highest levels of any advanced economy. […]
TLSI Dialogue 31 Summary Report
Dialogue 31 gathered TLSI members and distinguished guests at the Lockheed Martin Deer Creek and Waterton Campuses for a highly productive day focused on refining the Compact for America: A Call to Action for a New Tech-Driven Industrial Base and National Innovation Ecosystem. Attendees provided valuable input, which the Council team will incorporate into a […]
Compete Connect — April 1, 2025 Edition
With two Competitiveness Conversations — in San Antonio, TX, and Boulder, CO — and preparing for the Technology Leadership and Strategy Initiative (TLSI) Dialogue 31, working on a new major report coming from that group, and promoting the National Commission’s Competing in the Next Economy report, the Council is humming. To learn more about the Council’s activities and those of its members, and […]
Creating The World’s Most Competitive Business Climate For Innovation
In a tech-driven global economy, America’s prosperity depends on its ability to innovate with speed and at scale. The business environment—for example, the level of taxes and regulation—can help or hinder private sector efforts to develop and commercialize new technology, as well as the Nation’s ability to attract global business investment. Winning the two-front global […]
Texas Competitiveness Conversation Featured in San Antonio Report
​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 […]
Council on Competitiveness Featured in San Antonio's KENS 5 News Station Following Successful Competitiveness Conversation
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 […]
Council on Competitiveness Responds to White House Request for Information on its Artificial Intelligence Action Plan
From: Council on CompetitivenessDeborah L. Wince-Smith, President and CEO On behalf of the Council on Competitiveness, and its National Commission on Innovation and Competitiveness Frontiers, thank you for the opportunity to provide our views on development of the Administration’s new Artificial Intelligence Action Plan in response to President Trump’s January 23 Executive Order. The Council […]
Compete Connect — February 2025 Edition
The Council and our members are working assiduously to advance the competitiveness agenda in Washington — and around the country — during this period of rapid change and transformation. We just unveiled an expanded version of the National Commission’s strategic roadmap, Competing in the Next Economy: Innovation in the Age of Disruption & Discontinuity, on […]
Council Insights: Americans Are Paying the Price for Cybercrime - to the Tune of $1.82 Trillion by 2028
In December 2024, Chinese state-sponsored hackers breached the U.S. Treasury Department's computer systems, exploiting vulnerabilities in third-party cybersecurity provider BeyondTrust. This attack, labeled a "major incident" by Treasury officials, exposed unclassified documents and highlighted the growing sophistication of state-backed cyber espionage. According to America’s Cyber Defense Agency, China remains the most active cyber security threat to […]
A New National Vision for an Age of Disruption and Discontinuity
More than any other driving force, the power of multiple game-changing technologies is creating the future of U.S. economic and national security. These technologies are all “dual use”, holding unprecedented opportunities for innovation, and solutions to global challenges in food, energy, health, water, and resource preservation. These technologies, which will have profound impacts on our […]
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