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Governing
March 6, 2013
Rob Atkinson reflects on the adoption of Chief Innovation Officers in government.
Bloomberg Businessweek
March 5, 2013
ITIF calculates that the full weight of the research cuts could reduce U.S. gross domestic product by a minimum of $203 billion from now to 2021 and would result in 200,000 job losses this year alone.
MIT Technology Review
March 1, 2013
The sequester means across-the-board cuts to federal R&D and, barring a grand budget bargain, anemic research budgets in the years ahead.
The Christian Science Monitor
February 27, 2013
ITIF's report doesn't argue that federal deficits should be ignored. The sequester originated in federal law as a blunt tool, to ensure that if politicians couldn't agree on a substantial deficit-reduction plan, some spending cuts would be imposed automatically.
The Washington Post
February 26, 2013
ITIF projects that the United States will spend less on all types of R&D as a percentage of its economy in the coming decade than countries like Australia and South Korea.
Bloomberg
February 25, 2013
Matthew Stepp comments on the success and limits seen in energy funding since ARPA-E's founding.
Globe and Mail
February 25, 2013
Rob Atkinson stressed to the Toronto "Globe and Mail" Canada's need to step up in the race for global advantage.
The Takeaway
February 25, 2013
The Takeaway cites ITIF's report on the negative impact of the sequester.
Politico
February 25, 2013
Rob Atkinson provided expert opinion on a federal online sales tax bill. Saying, there’s a lot of companies that are frankly indifferent. They probably think it’s better not to tax it, but it doesn’t have anything to do with their business model.
Computerworld
February 22, 2013
Daniel Castro does not believe that "businesses will rethink their offshoring decisions because of the Mandiant report, but they should all be taking a close look at their risk exposure and mitigation measures for these types of threats."