Work of our National Innovation initiative. Now, another 17 years later, here we are again, once again finding ourselves at the precipice of transformational change. Today well hear stories about these changes as theyre foundational to our Flagship National commission on innovation and competitiveness frontiers. The commission cochaired by the Council Board on this stage is a multiyear effort to reimagine americas innovation potential and to chart a new path for competitiveness in the 21st century. And as this slide shows, just a little less than a year ago, with our core leadership team, we began to build this effort. And by august we had pulled together a powerful and diverse set of commissioners, nearly 60 leaders from across this country from industry, from academia, from our Labor Union Community and our National Labs. And the commission has already started their work. As deborah mentioned, todays launch is our 2020 roadmap of activities that we hope will change the future traject
Brouilette will deliver remarks. Good morning, we have seen time and again how technology has transformed our lives and unleashed new challenges and opportunities as we think about a new future for the United States. 2003 was a period of change, 17 years after our founding, our Council Members recognized that the nation stood at a particular inflection point. We needed significant change to enhance our innovation capacity and that led to the pioneering work of our National Innovation initiative. Another 17 years later, here we are again, finding ourselves at transformational change. Throughout the day as was mentioned, were going to hear stories about these changes as theyre foundational to our commission on innovation and competitiveness front tiers. The commission is a multiyear effort to reimagine americas innovation channel and to charter a new path in the 21st century. As this slideshows just a little less than a year ago with our core leadership team, we began to build this effor
Search bar. The hearing will come to order. The chairs authorized to declare recess at any time. Let me say good morning and welcome to todays hearing and oversight of the department of research and development enterprise. Welcome mr. Secretary we are delighted that youre here today. As you know this committee has jurisdiction over the department of energy and its a vitally important science in Energy Research and develop activities. The laboratories and facilities i hope much more quickly from now on and i look forward to working with you throughout this congress. With a budget season, i would like to bring just a few minutes and a few items to your attention and ill start with the good news. Which is despite the ministration best effort to make cuts across the board and develop my programs most actually fared well in the house of representatives and particularly pleased to see the increased to the budget for the loan programs office, both of which have yielded transformative results
To call the tuesday, march 28, 2017, public works to order commissioner caen commissioner vietor commissioner vicepresident kwon is excused from todays meeting and we have quorum commissioner courtney. You said commissioner vietor on his way. Oh, thank you the approval of the minutes of march 14, 2017. Secretary a correction. Yes. A correction to the item number 3, the approval of the minutes motion that of received to was incorrect as stated should have said february 28th. Thank you, commissioners any other additions, deletions, or changes. Id like to move the item as amended second. Any public all in favor, say i. I. Opposed . That motion carries. Item 4 general Public Comment address the commission on matters that are within the commissions jurisdiction and are not on todays agenda. I have a speaker card from mr. Da costa welcome. Commissioners you do said that in the southeast he sector there is a lot going to happen a lot happening and a lot of that that has to do with with the in
Stated should have said february 28th. Thank you, commissioners any other additions, deletions, or changes. Id like to move the item as amended second. Any public all in favor, say i. I. Opposed . That motion carries. Item 4 general Public Comment address the commission on matters that are within the commissions jurisdiction and are not on todays agenda. I have a speaker card from mr. Da costa welcome. Commissioners you do said that in the southeast he sector there is a lot going to happen a lot happening and a lot of that that has to do with with the infrastructure now if you go on the website we dont have a real idea of what is happening with the Community Benefits i hope there is not a misunderstanding but for everybody to have a good understanding we need manage to be posted on the website about the Community Benefits that will for by the community and the task force established how the disbursements of those communities benefits have been made this is critical we just cant be deve