WH Release Science and Technology Policy Highlights Report

Yesterday, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) released the Trump Administrations 2018 S&T Highlights report. Among the highlights include streamlining the Federal interagency collaboration on research and development, releasing a national strategy for 5G telecommunications, and employing a new cybersecurity strategy. The report also cites updating the national AI strategy plan and the Joint Artificial Intelligence Defense in response to the 2018 national defense strategy. Noticeably absent from the OSTP report is addressing climate change, but instead citing addressing contaminated drinking water, securing affordable water, and advancing seismic research under the environment highlights.