What is Happening in Washington?
Aline McNaull
Legislative Representative
Winston-Salem Section Meeting
Winston-Salem, NC | February 10, 2016
Science and Engineering Policy
Discussions
Energy Legislation
Nuclear Energy Legislation
Science in the National Interest
STEM Education
High-Skilled Immigration
Cybersecurity
High Performance Computing
Clean Power Plan Supreme Court
Decision
“We disagree with the Supreme Court's decision to stay the Clean
Power Plan while litigation proceeds. The Clean Power Plan is
based on a strong legal and technical foundation, gives States
the time and flexibility they need to develop tailored, costeffective plans to reduce their emissions, and will deliver
better air quality, improved public health, clean energy
investment and jobs across the country, and major progress
in our efforts to confront the risks posed by climate change.
We remain confident that we will prevail on the merits. Even while
the litigation proceeds, EPA has indicated it will work with states
that choose to continue plan development and will prepare the
tools those states will need. At the same time, the Administration
will continue to take aggressive steps to make forward progress to
reduce carbon emissions.”
NASA
Civil space program
– FY 2017 Budget cut space exploration programs
– FY 2017 Budget shifts funds to aeronautics and space
technology from Orion and Space Launch
National Security space program
Commercial space interests
– How can NASA partner and support the private sector?
Defense Reauthorization
Acquisition
Reform
• Workforce
• Acquisition of
materials
• Readiness for
emerging
threats
Cybersecurity
• Provides
resources for US
Cybercommand
• Cyber acquisition
• Cyber liability
protection
• Evaluation and
Remediation of
cyber
vulnerabilities
and weapon
systems
Nuclear
Infrastructure
• $50 million to
address the $3.6
billion
infrastructure
backlog at NNSA
Iran Nuclear Deal
DOE will provide
technical expertise to
verify that Iran is
complying with the
agreement to limit it’s
nuclear programs
DOE nuclear
security
DOE nuclear energy
Cybersecurity
How can the US strengthen existing cyber
infrastructure?
How should information be shared to ensure
privacy and accountability?
How can businesses support government actions?
How should cybercrime be governed?
Regulations on Federal Research
Grant Proposals
– Submitting only information for merit review
– Streamlining agency requirements
Reporting Requirements
– Progress reporting for year 1 vs year 4
– Streamlining agency requirements
What’s On Your Mind?
Aline McNaull
[email protected]
202-530-8355