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The White House

Along with the administration’s budget requests, executive orders and physical science-related policy statements and initiatives, FYI reports on activities of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST), and the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC).

Latest Articles

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Lawmakers Raise New Licensing Concerns Over White House Open Access Mandate
AUG 16, 2024
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White House Issues New Security Rules for Government-Funded Research
JUL 30, 2024
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OSTP Updates Financial Analysis of Public Access Policy
JUL 03, 2024
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US Reaffirms Antarctic Policy
MAY 29, 2024
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White House Report Paints Dire Picture of U.S. Research Infrastructure
MAY 13, 2024
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White House Promotes National STEMM Equity Strategy
MAY 08, 2024
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Presidential Medals of Freedom Awarded to Astronomer and Astronaut
MAY 08, 2024
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OSTP Calls for Lunar Time Zone
APR 10, 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris attends a meeting with Artificial Intelligence (AI) CEO’s, Cabinet members and senior advisers, Thursday, May 4, 2023, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House. CEO’s in attendance are Sam Altman of OpenAI, Dario Amodei of Anthropic, Satya Nadella of Microsoft, and Sundar Pichai of Alphabet.
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Government-wide Policy on AI Issued by White House Budget Office
APR 01, 2024
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Intel Set to Receive Huge CHIPS Manufacturing Subsidy
MAR 26, 2024

Leadership and Staff

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Arati Prabhakar
President's Chief Advisor for Science and Technology
The White House
OCT 03, 2022 – Appointed
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John Podesta
Senior Advisor to the President for Clean Energy Innovation and Implementation
The White House
SEP 06, 2022 – Appointed
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Ali Zaidi
National Climate Advisor
The White House
SEP 16, 2022 – Appointment
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Arati Prabhakar
Director
Office of Science and Technology Policy
SEP 22, 2022 – Confirmed on a 56-40 vote

Recent Bill Actions

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S. 2714
Creating Resources for Every American To Experiment with Artificial Intelligence (CREATE AI) Act of 2023
JUL 31, 2024 – Advanced by Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
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S. 4495
Promoting Responsible Evaluation and Procurement to Advance Readiness for Enterprise-wide Deployment (PREPARED) for AI Act
JUL 31, 2024 – Advanced by Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
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S. 4667
Risky Research Review Act
JUL 10, 2024 – Introduced in Senate
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S. 4628
Enhancing Mitigation and Building Effective Resilience (EMBER) Act
JUN 20, 2024 – Introduced in Senate
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H.R. 8756
AI Leadership to Enable Accountable Deployment (AI LEAD) Act
JUN 14, 2024 – Introduced in House
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H.R. 8538
Biotechnology Oversight Coordination Act of 2024
MAY 23, 2024 – Introduced in House
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Related Organizations

National Security Council
Office of Science and Technology Policy
President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology