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On March 15, 2021, the Department of Commerce’s (Commerce) Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Office of Technology Evaluation, issued a notice of request for public comments (notice) seeking information to assist it in preparing a report required by Executive Order 14017, “America’s Supply Chains” (Executive Order), which institutes a formal, whole-of-government strategy to develop more resilient and secure supply chains across the United States and calls for a comprehensive review of domestic production, research and development (R&D) capabilities, and the formulation of strategies to strengthen critical sectors. As Wiley explained in a previous alert, the Executive Order directs various federal agencies to, within 100 days, submit a report to the President identifying the risks in the semiconductor manufacturing and advanced packaging supply chains, as well policy recommendations to address these risks. The d
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The events of January 6 showed existing approaches to quell disinformation and incitements to violence on social media platforms have failed, badly. Even though the companies that run these platforms are displaying a new willingness to police them, up to and including banning the worst offenders, claims that U.S. tech companies can self-regulate and moderate dangerous content comprehensively should be regarded with extreme skepticism. So too, Twitter’s recent launch of Birdwatch, a crowd-sourcing forum to combat misinformation, is a welcome measure but at best a partial and imperfect solution to a far more systemic problem. Instead, it is time, at long last, to regulate.
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The inauguration of Joe Biden and the end of Donald Trump’s presidency has occupied much of the world’s attention this week, along with the enormous challenges the new administration faces immediately. But the administration is not the only relevant part of the federal government; with a new, albeit precarious, balance of power in Congress, there is an opportunity to remake the legislature to be better prepared for the technological challenges the U.S. faces.
Starting in 1972, the U.S. Congress had a support agency working with it on issues related to science and technology: the Office of Technology Assessment (OTA). OTA’s mission was broader than just giving advice on emerging technology; it also served to help Congress write laws that were worded in ways consistent with the best available scientific understandings and technological possibilities.