Office of Science and Technology Policy Blog

The Equal Pay App Challenge is a national competition to develop software applications that leverage public data to promote equal pay for men and women.

Standards—agreed upon parameters such as the size and shape of electrical outlets, the number of threads per inch on machine bolts, or the tolerances allowed for various medical tests—are critical to American competitiveness, technological innovation, and global trade because they facilitate manufacturing, speed delivery, and enable the widespread use of countless products and services in the market today.

Dr. Hiroyuki Fujita is Founder, President, and CEO of Quality Electrodynamics in Cleveland, Ohio, and last Tuesday he was a guest in the First Lady's box at the 2012 State of the Union.

Today, President Obama is in Nevada, Colorado, and Michigan to discuss the Administration’s commitment to energy innovation and advanced manufacturing. Part of that commitment includes a focus on getting new energy technologies from lab to market, to transform new ideas into new jobs.

Today, Dr. John P. Holdren hosted Congressman Steve Israel and his constituent, high school senior Samantha Garvey at OSTP's offices in Washington, DC.

A Federal program to reduce pollutants that cause environmentally damaging acid rain has been remarkably successful, resulting in improved ecosystem health and providing human health benefits at a fraction of the predicted cost.

Today, at a meeting with President Obama, the President’s Council on Jobs & Competitiveness released a new report entitled Road Map to Renewal which lays out a set of recommendations to improve our Nation’s competitiveness over the long term.

The President recently proclaimed January National Mentoring Month, a tribute to the many selfless Americans who devote themselves to the important educational endeavor of mentoring.

Departments and agencies across the Federal government submitted to OSTP their latest and, in some cases, final, drafts of their scientific integrity policies this past week, in compliance with a deadline OSTP Director John P. Holdren set in October for completion of final or draft-final versions for review.

Last week, Commerce Secretary Bryson spoke about his vision for American manufacturing – a vision he summarized as “Build it Here, Sell it Everywhere.” That inspired CTO Aneesh Chopra to share an update on three tech initiatives that have achieved important milestones this month in furtherance of that vision.

Our friend and Seattle’s dynamic tech leader, Bill Schrier, recently issued a Request for Information to cull out innovative public/private partnerships to deliver a mobile broadband and mission-critical voice capability for the metropolitan area.

Today the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) in cooperation with the newly unveiled Center of Excellence for Collaborative Innovation (COECI) launched the USPTO Innovation Challenge, a $50,000 prize to develop new algorithms to aid in patent examination.

Last week, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) researchers released a study examining the future of the U.S. electric grid.

Yesterday, President Obama strengthened his commitment to revitalizing manufacturing in the United States by naming Commerce Secretary John Bryson co-chair of the White House Office of Manufacturing Policy with National Economic Council Chair Gene Sperling.