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Science &

Technology

Highlights

in the First Year of the

Trump Administration
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“We’re on the verge of new technological 

revolutions that could improve, virtually, 

every aspect of our lives, create vast new 

wealth for American workers and families, 

and open up bold, new frontiers in science, 

medicine, and communication.”

- President Donald J. Trump
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Foreword

Since President Trump’s inauguration, the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) has built a 

robust team of over 50 staff members, including a corps of scientists and engineers, policymakers, and 

academics to advise the President on science and technology (S&T), support the President’s agenda, 

and ensure that S&T efforts across the Executive Branch are effectively coordinated. OSTP policy advisors are providing expert advice and developing policies on a wide range of topics, including advanced 

manufacturing, artificial intelligence, autonomous systems, biotechnology, cybersecurity, digital economy, disaster preparedness, healthcare, infectious diseases, information technology, medicine, nanotechnology, nuclear energy, ocean science, quantum information sciences, space and aeronautics, and 

telecommunications, among others.

The Trump Administration is committed to advancing technological development and conducting research and development (R&D) to ensure national security, grow the economy, create well-paying jobs, 

and improve the lives of Americans across this great nation. Over the past year, OSTP has led coordinated Administration efforts to promote emerging technologies, empower Americans to innovate, and 

defend American technologies abroad.

President Trump demonstrated his commitment to the importance of Federal scientific exploration by

requesting $151.2 billion for Federal R&D investment in the FY 2018 budget – a 2% increase over FY 

2017.1 Furthermore, the President’s FY 2018 Budget Request would result in the highest percent of the 

budget for the conduct of R&D since the FY 2014 Budget Request.

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In August, OSTP and OMB released 

the annual Administration R&D budget priorities for FY 2019, advising agencies to prioritize basic and 

early-stage applied research, the foundation for the development of transformative commercial products and services.

In March, President Trump established the White House Office of American Innovation (OAI) to develop 

policies and plans that improve government services and launch initiatives focused on innovation. 

Three months later, OSTP and OAI co-hosted the Administration’s Technology Week, bringing top tech 

executives to the White House for discussions with the President and senior Administration leadership. 

As part of Technology Week, OSTP hosted the American Leadership in Emerging Technology Summit to 

work with industry leaders to identify barriers to developing technologies in the United States.

OSTP led the international delegation at the G7 Information and Communications Technology Ministerial in Italy, and has been instrumental in Administration efforts to promote the free flow of data, prevent requirements for data localization, and maintain open markets while standing firm against unfair 

trade practices. The Trump Administration also signed the first bilateral S&T agreement with the United 

Kingdom, creating a pathway for collaboration on scientific initiatives that will benefit the nation and 

the entire world.

OSTP led a robust agenda of interagency coordination activities, convening senior leadership from 

across the Federal Government to discuss department and agency S&T priorities and set a path for future collaboration through OSTP’s leadership of the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC). 

In recognition of the cross-cutting nature of policies related to tech transfer, infrastructure utilization, 

open data, and workforce development, OSTP created a new NSTC Committee on the S&T Enterprise, 

to be co-chaired by the Directors of the National Science Foundation, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and the Undersecretary of Energy for Science.

This document provides a selection of the tremendous S&T achievements by the Trump Administration 

to date. 
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Science & Technology Highlights

Artificial Intelligence & 

Autonomy

“[T]he next generation of technological 

breakthroughs that will transform our lives 

and transform our country, and make us 

number one in this field.” 3

Removing regulatory barriers to commercializing 

autonomous systems. At the American Leadership in 

Emerging Technologies summit, the White House convened leaders from the commercial drone industry to 

discuss regulatory barriers to advancements in the use 

of drones for applications including package delivery, 

emergency management, and critical infrastructure 

inspection. 

Integrating drones into the National Airspace System. On October 25, President Trump directed the 

Secretary of Transportation to establish an Unmanned 

Aircraft Systems (UAS) Integration Pilot Program.4 The 

pilot program will spur state, local, and tribal jurisdictions to work with the Federal Aviation Administration 

(FAA) to gain regulatory approval for innovative commercial UAS operations in their jurisdictions. The program will be coordinated with ongoing testing conducted at FAA UAS test sites and Federal efforts to develop a UAS traffic management system, and brings 

the nation one step closer to fully integrating drones 

into our national airspace system and realizing the significant job opportunities and economic benefits associated with this emerging technology.

Enabling the safe deployment of automated vehicles 

onto American roads. On September 12, the U.S. Department of Transportation released Automated Driving Systems: A Vision for Safety 2.0, an update to the 

2016 Federal Automated Vehicles Policy and an important step in the development and deployment of 

automated driving systems (ADS) in the United States.5

The new policy will ensure innovation in automated 

vehicle technologies, increase the safety of American 

roadways, and provide for a consistent ADS regulatory 

framework. Three months later, the Secretary of 

Transportation announced the publication of several 

requests for information seeking public input from 

across the transportation industry on ADS. 6 The Trump 

Administration will use the public input to further integrate automated driving systems into the national 

highway system and remove regulatory barriers to innovation in automated safety technologies.

Using machine learning to improve patient health 

outcomes. In April, The Department of Energy (DOE) 

teamed up with the Department of Veterans Affairs

(VA) to launch the Million Veteran Program (MVP) Computational Health Analytics for Medical Precision to 

Improve Outcomes Now (CHAMPION).7 The MVP 

CHAMPION program pairs VA data on millions of veterans and health data from other Federal agencies with 

high performance computing infrastructure at DOE 

National Laboratories to apply AI techniques to analyze large quantities of data. This VA-led effort will initially focus on patient specific analysis for suicide prevention, discerning lethal from non-lethal prostate 

cancer, and enhancing prediction and diagnosis of cardio-vascular disease.8

Biomedical Innovation

“To speed access to breakthrough cures and 

affordable generic drugs, last year the FDA 

approved more new and generic drugs and 

medical devices than ever before in our 

history.” 9

Approving novel, innovative medical drugs and 

treatments. Last year, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved more new drugs than any 

year before in history. That includes 1,027 generic 

drugs, 56 novel drugs and biologics, and 95 novel devices.10 Over the past year, the FDA also approved the 

first drug with a digital ingestion tracking system, the 

first two biosimilars for cancer treatment, and in August, the first three gene therapies in the United 

States.11, 12, 13, 14, 15

Streamlining biomedical grant processes and research sharing. The Department of Health and Human 

Services (HHS) streamlined the grant review process at 

the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases by developing an electronic tool to eliminate 

manual processes and reduce the time required to review grants. In May, the National Institutes of Health 
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(NIH) altered a longtime policy to allow researchers to 

share “preprints,” or draft research that has not undergone peer review, in order to speed up the process of 

scientific dialogue and discovery.16

Streamlining digital health product oversight. In 

July, the FDA announced a Digital Health Innovation 

Action Plan to promote and oversee innovation within 

digital medical devices.17 The plan provides clear guidance on medical software provisions in the 21st Century Cures legislation and launches an innovative pilot 

precertification program to develop a new approach 

to digital health technology oversight. 

Improving the usability of health information technology (IT). HHS announced two departmental priorities for health IT: improving the usability of health IT 

while reducing its burden on providers and making 

sure that health information is interoperable. In addition to improving health IT, the Administration has 

worked hard to make healthcare data publicly available for the health services research community. In September, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality released the nation’s first publicly available database that provides a snapshot of the over 600 health 

systems across the nation.18

Connectivity

“Americans need access to reliable, 

affordable broadband internet service to

succeed in today’s information-driven, 

global economy.” 19

Promoting agriculture and rural prosperity through 

internet access. On April 25, President Trump signed 

an Executive Order establishing an interagency Task 

Force on Agriculture and Rural Prosperity.20 In response to the Executive Order, the task force delivered 

a report to the President with recommendations for 

improving life in rural America.21 The recommendations centered around five areas, notably, the importance of access to robust high-speed broadband internet. The Administration and key Agencies continue 

to implement the recommendations from that report. 

Highlighting the importance of 5G and IoT. On June 

22, at the American Leadership in Emerging Technologies summit at the White House, President Trump 

hosted a roundtable with industry leaders to discuss 

opportunities and challenges facing innovative new 

technologies, including 5G and the Internet of Things.

Streamlining and reducing the costs of broadband 

deployment. On January 8, 2018, President Trump 

took two executive actions to facilitate broadband deployment across the country. The President signed an 

Executive Order streamlining and expediting requests 

to locate broadband facilities on Federal lands in rural 

America.22 The Executive Order will improve the processing by the General Services Administration of applications for siting telecommunications infrastructure on Federal lands, and will promote and speed deployment. President Trump also issued a Presidential 

Memorandum to the Secretary of the Interior, directing the Department of the Interior (DOI) to support rural broadband deployment by increasing access to 

tower facilities and other assets owned by DOI.23 Making this infrastructure available to broadband providers could help lower the cost of broadband deployment and encourage investment in hard to serve areas 

of the country.

Dynamically managing the RF spectrum. In December, the preliminary round of the DARPA Spectrum Collaboration Challenges (SC2) was held, a first-of-itskind collaborative machine-learning competition to 

autonomously manage the increasingly congested radiofrequency spectrum.24 In support of SC2, DARPA 

built a server testbed that allows for the emulation of 

tens of thousands possible interactions between hundreds of wireless communication devices in real-time. 

Over three years, teams from academia and industry 

will compete in this challenge, and will have access to 

the DARPA server to test designs.

Cybersecurity &

Government IT Services

“Our goal is to lead a sweeping 

transformation of the Federal 

Government’s technology that will 

deliver dramatically better services for 

citizens and stronger protection from 

cyberattacks.” 25

Establishing executive leadership on modernizing 

government IT services. On April 28, President Trump 

signed Executive Order 13794—Establishment of the 

American Technology Council.26 This cabinet-level 
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council was formed to transform and modernize Federal IT and digital services by advising the President on 

and coordinating national strategy for Federal use and 

provision of IT services. The American Technology 

Council delivered the Federal IT Modernization Report 

on December 13.27 This report was developed using an 

open and collaborative process with significant industry input, and resulted in a plan with 50 actions to dramatically accelerate IT Modernization plans across the 

Federal Government. The majority of these tasks will 

be completed within the first six months of 2018.

Driving implementation of government IT modernization. The Administration worked with Congress to 

pass the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act, 

which included a section on modernizing government 

technology.

28 The legislation created a central pool of 

funding for Federal agencies to use in modernizing IT 

systems, and granted the authority to 24 CFO Act Agencies to create their own working capital funds to better 

allocate funding towards modernization projects. In 

addition, the Office of American Innovation devised 

and implemented a strategy to stand up centers of excellence at the General Services Administration to provide much needed expertise to enable Agencies to 

modernize their IT in the most efficient and secure 

manner.

Strengthening cybersecurity of Federal networks 

and critical infrastructure. On May 11, President 

Trump signed Executive Order 13800—Strengthening 

the Cybersecurity of Federal Networks and Critical Infrastructure.29 This order emphasized accountability of 

Agency heads for their cybersecurity posture and 

charged components of the government to assess and 

develop plans to address significant cybersecurity issues. A month later, President Trump hosted CEOs of 

leading technology companies for a half-day meeting 

to discuss in-depth topics including commercial cloud 

and cybersecurity. These discussions helped to inform 

the Administration’s plans for modernizing Federal IT.

Updated framework for critical infrastructure cybersecurity. On December 5, the National Institute for 

Standards and Technology released the second draft 

of the proposed update to the Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity.30 The revised 

draft incorporated feedback from a public review process, and clarifies and refines the framework to simplify its use for industry, Federal, and other organizations.

Digital Economy

“It is the policy of the executive branch 

to promote an open, interoperable, 

reliable, and secure internet that fosters 

efficiency, innovation, communication, 

and economic prosperity” 31

Facilitating the development of the digital economy. 

At the American Leadership in Emerging Technologies 

summit, the White House convened business leaders 

to discuss regulatory barriers to advancements in 

communications technology. President Trump heard 

from industry leaders about the importance of the Internet of Things and 5G communications for our nation’s economic growth. On November 11, President 

Trump participated in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Economic Leaders’ Meeting and pledged to 

consider actions to facilitate the development of the 

Internet and digital economy, including e-commerce 

and digital trade.32

Preventing international restrictions on digital trade 

and cross-border data flows. On July 17, the Office of 

the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced negotiating objectives for the North American Free Trade 

Agreement to advance digital trade. USTR objectives 

include advancing data flows, preventing forced data 

localization and government-mandated disclosure of 

computer source code or algorithms, and ensuring 

non-discriminatory treatment of digital products.33 On 

September 26, Deputy Assistant to the President Michael Kratsios served as the U.S. Head of Delegation to 

the G7 ICT Ministerial as part of the G7 Innovation 

Week. OSTP worked with other countries to prevent 

regulatory barriers to the digital economy, promote 

the flow of information, and oppose data localization 

requirements.34, 35

Promoting the free flow of information. On September 15, the White House voiced its commitment to the 

EU-U.S. Privacy Shield before the first joint review of 

the initiative. 36 Programs like the Privacy Shield and 

the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Cross-Border 

Privacy Rules system enable the free flow of information, which sustains the nearly $1 trillion in goods 

and services trade across the Atlantic, and even more 

around the globe. These positions are cemented in the 

Administration’s National Security Strategy that commits to advocating for open, interoperable communications, with minimal barriers to the global exchange 
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of information and services, and continued promotion 

of the free flow of data.37

Energy Dominance

“The truth is that we have nearlimitless supplies of energy in our 

country. Powered by new innovation 

and technology, we are now on the cusp 

of a true energy revolution.” 38

Reviving and expanding the domestic nuclear energy 

sector. During the Unleashing American Energy event 

in June, President Trump called for a “complete review 

of U.S. nuclear energy policy” in order to “revive and 

expand our nuclear energy sector.39 The White House 

is leading the nuclear policy review, which includes a 

focus on restoring U.S. nuclear R&D capabilities and 

enabling innovation in the development and deployment of new reactors.

Reducing barriers to accelerate American energy innovation. On November 13, the Secretary of Energy 

announced the authorization for National Laboratory 

contractors to use Agreements for Commercializing 

Technology (ACT).40 Building on the successful completion of a six-year pilot, the authorization adds a new 

and powerful technology transfer tool to help unleash 

American energy innovation by removing barriers for 

businesses and other entities interested in working 

with DOE’s National Laboratories.

Resuming operations of domestic nuclear test facilities. For the first time in 23 years, the U.S. Department 

of Energy has resumed operations at the Transient Reactor Test Facility (TREAT).41 TREAT is a crucial part of 

the nation’s nuclear R&D infrastructure, and provides 

the capability to test nuclear reactor fuels and materials under extreme conditions. Such testing can help to 

improve safety and performance of the current and future nuclear reactor fleet.

Homeland Defense &

National Security

“Our government's first duty is to its 

people, to our citizens — to serve their 

needs, to ensure their safety, to preserve 

their rights, and to defend their 

values.” 42

Prioritizing U.S. leadership in emerging technologies 

for national security. On December 18, President 

Trump signed a new National Security Strategy that 

calls on America to lead in research, technology, invention, and innovation.43 The strategy prioritizes “emerging technologies critical to economic growth and security,” including autonomous technologies, gene editing, nanotechnology, advanced computing, and artificial intelligence. The strategy also commits to encouraging scientists and nurturing an innovation economy 

that improves Science, Technology, Engineering, and 

Mathematics (STEM) education and invests in R&D.

Developing a technologically advanced nuclear deterrent. On January 27, President Trump signed National Security Presidential Memorandum (NSPM)-1 

on Rebuilding the U.S. Armed Forces.44 NSPM-1 directed the Secretary of Defense to conduct a new Nuclear Posture Review (NPR) to ensure that the United 

States nuclear deterrent is modern, flexible, resilient, 

and able to deter technologically advanced threats. 

The 2018 NPR, released on February 2, 2018, highlights 

the critical role of scientists and engineers to maintain 

a modern nuclear weapons infrastructure and calls for 

rapid implementation of expanding opportunities for 

young scientists and engineers to advance warhead 

design, development, and production skills.45 The NPR 

also asserts that the United States will “remain at the 

forefront of science and technology” to reduce the 

likelihood of technological surprise.

Funding research and development to strengthen national missile-defense capabilities. NSPM-1 also directed the Secretary of Defense to conduct a new Ballistic Missile Defense Review to identify ways of 

strengthening missile-defense capabilities, rebalancing homeland and theater defense priorities, and highlighting priority funding areas. In November, President 

Trump requested that Congress provide an additional 

$4 billion “to support urgent missile defeat and defense enhancements to counter the threat from North 
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Korea.”46 On December 22, the President signed H.R. 

1370, which provided the requested funding enhancement, including over $2 billion for associated research, 

development, test, and evaluation (RDT&E).47

Opioid Epidemic Response

“In this enormous struggle against drug 

addiction, an opioid epidemic...our 

greatest hope is the same as it has 

always been. Through every trial 

America has encountered throughout 

our history, the spirit of our people and 

the strength of our character, we win.” 48

Improving the Federal response to drug addiction 

and the opioid crisis. On March 29, President Trump 

established the President’s Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis.49 The Commission was tasked with studying the scope and effectiveness of the Federal response to drug addiction and 

the opioid crisis and released their report on November 1, making 56 recommendations to the President 

for improving that response.50 On October 26, the Administration declared a nationwide public health 

emergency to address the opioid crisis.51 In December, 

the Trump Administration responded to the final recommendations of the Commission with commitments 

to action across nine overarching goals.52

Taking action to combat the opioid crisis. In April, the 

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) outlined a five-point strategy to combatting the opioid crisis, including providing support for cutting edge research on pain and addiction.53 In August, the Centers 

for Disease Control (CDC) released the first annual report covering the latest data available on rates of opioid prescription, substance use disorder, and overdose deaths.54 In November, FDA issued a final guidance on developing generic abuse-deterrent opioids 

to encourage industry to move away from opioid formulations that can more easily be manipulated or 

abused.55 In December, HHS held a national opioids 

code-a-thon, bringing together 50 teams of computer 

scientists to derive insights and solutions for the epidemic from HHS data sets.56 In conjunction with the 

opioid code-a-thon, HHS hosted an opioid symposium 

that brought together those on the front lines of the 

opioid epidemic to promote innovative ways that 

technology and data can be used to address the national crisis.57

Coordinating opioid-related health R&D. On December 11, OSTP convened an interagency Fast-Track Action Committee (FTAC) under the NSTC to coordinate 

health research and development in support of the 

Trump Administration’s opioid response. The Opioid 

FTAC directly addresses the R&D coordination recommendations of the President’s Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis, and will 

deliver a roadmap for opioid-related health R&D.58

Scientific Discovery

“Americans fill the world with art and 

music. They push the bounds of science 

and discovery... And it is the people who 

are making America great again.” 59

Supporting Nobel Prize-worthy research. In 2017, 

eight National Science Foundation (NSF)-sponsored 

scientists were awarded Nobel Prizes in physics, chemistry, medicine, and economics.60 With the support of 

NSF funding, the 2017 Nobel laureates made tremendous advancements in the fields of circadian biology, 

behavioral economics, gravitational waves, and cryoelectron microscopy. In addition to those high profile 

projects, research funded by NSF in 2017 also included 

exploring the potential use of CRISPR-Cas9 for treatment of genetic disorders and development of targeted cancer therapies; the application of atomic spin 

magnetometers for medical diagnostic applications; 

the improvement of weather warning systems for disaster response; and the deployment of agricultural 

monitoring instrumentation to inform crop management.61, 62, 63, 64

Conducting Grade-A Research at National Laboratories. In 2017, national user facilities at DOE and NIST 

supported tens of thousands of researchers from academia, industry, and government laboratories to conduct transformative scientific research. For the first 

time since FY 2013, the 10 Office of Science National 

Laboratories all scored A- or higher on their laboratory 

performance report cards for the quality and productivity of their R&D.65 In September, the $338 million 

12GeV Upgrade Project of the Continuous Electron 

Beam Accelerator Facility at the DOE Jefferson Lab 

was completed, enabling much more precise study of 
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the fundamental physics of subatomic particles.66 Additional research highlights from national scientific 

user facilities included the development of more effective Zika vaccines, the realization of new classes of materials for use in supercomputers, and the demonstration of high-flow membranes for energy-efficient water purification.67, 68, 69

Building new research facilities for international experiments. In July, construction began on the Long 

Baseline Neutrino Facility (LBNF) in South Dakota, the 

future site of the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE).70 The DUNE experiment will require 

LBNF researchers to work with scientists at DOE’s 

Fermi National Accelerator Lab to generate a neutrino 

beam in Illinois and detect neutrino interactions at the 

detector in South Dakota. LBNF/DUNE will be built and 

operated by 1,000 scientists and engineers from 30 

countries – the largest experiment ever constructed in 

the United States to study neutrinos.

Space Exploration

“We’re a nation of pioneers, and the 

next great American frontier is space.” 71

Reviving the National Space Council. On June 30, 

President Trump signed an Executive Order to revive 

the National Space Council.72 The council operated 

previously from 1989-1993, and an earlier version operated from 1958-1973. The council serves as a central 

hub guiding space policy within the Administration, 

and can help the nation achieve the many ambitious 

milestones we strive for today. The revival of the council is another demonstration of the Trump Administration’s recognition of the importance of space exploration to our economy, our nation, and the planet as a 

whole.

Enabling human expansion across the solar system. On December 11, President Trump signed 

Space Policy Directive – 1, the policy calls for the 

NASA administrator to “lead an innovative and sustainable program of exploration with commercial 

and international partners to enable human expansion across the solar system and to bring back to 

Earth new knowledge and opportunities.”73 The effort will more effectively organize government, private industry, and international efforts toward returning humans to the Moon, and will lay the foundation that will eventually enable human exploration of Mars.

Authorizing a focused plan for human exploration 

and commercialization of space. On March 21, President Trump signed the NASA Transition Authorization Act of 2017, the first comprehensive NASA authorization passed by Congress in more than six 

years.74 The bill demonstrates strong bipartisan support for our nation’s space program and helps ensure that NASA remains at the forefront of exploration and discovery.

STEM Education

“Skills in STEM—including, in 

particular, computer science...open the 

door to jobs, strengthening the backbone 

of American ingenuity, driving solutions 

to complex problems across industries, 

and improving lives around the 

world.” 75

Prioritizing STEM and computer science education. 

On September 25, President Trump signed a Presidential Memorandum directing the Secretary of Education 

to prioritize high-quality STEM and computer science 

education when awarding competitive grant funding.76 The memorandum also establishes a goal of devoting at least $200 million annually in grant funds for 

this purpose, which was matched by a private industry 

commitment of $300 million.77

Inspiring the nation’s youth to pursue STEM careers. 

On February 28, President Trump signed the Inspiring 

the Next Space Pioneers, Innovators, Researchers, and 

Explorers (INSPIRE) Women Act into law.78 The INSPIRE 

Women Act called on the NASA Administrator to encourage women and girls to pursue STEM education 

and careers in aerospace by supporting related NASA 

initiatives. On July 26, President Trump donated his 

second-quarter salary to the Department of Education 

to host a STEM-focused camp for students.79 The 

Trump Administration has also continued senior level 

attendance at STEM gatherings across the country, including the National Science Bowl, the U.S.A. Mathematical Olympiad, and the FIRST Global Challenge. 

Training Americans for the jobs of the future. On June 
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15, President Trump signed an Executive Order designed to expand apprenticeships and improve jobtraining programs for the American people.80 The Executive Order allows industry to develop industry-recognized apprenticeship guidelines, directs the U.S. Department of Labor to use available funding to promote apprenticeships, and establishes the Task Force on Apprenticeship Expansion. These actions will help Americans develop the right technical skills for the jobs of 

tomorrow through innovative apprenticeship and job 

training programs.

Conclusion

These highlights represent only a fraction of the tremendous scientific and technological work conducted across the Federal Government. Every day, Federal scientists and policymakers advance the 

frontiers of human knowledge and inform national policy to deliver the benefits of these advances to 

the American people. OSTP looks forward to continuing to advocate for American scientists and technologists in the year ahead, and working together to ensure that the United States continues to lead 

the world in technological innovation and scientific discovery.
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1 See Chapter 18, FY2018 Analytical Perspectives, Budget of the U.S. Government. Available at 

https://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/whitehouse.gov/files/omb/budget/fy2018/spec.pdf

2 See Table 9.7, Historical Tables, FY2014 - FY2018 Budgets of the U.S. Government. Available at www.gpo.gov

3 President Donald J. Trump, June 22, 2017, Remarks by President Trump at American Leadership in Emerging Technology Event

4 https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/presidential-memorandum-secretary-transportation/

5 https://www.nhtsa.gov/sites/nhtsa.dot.gov/files/documents/13069a-ads2.0_090617_v9a_tag.pdf

6 https://www.transportation.gov/AV

7 https://www.va.gov/opa/pressrel/pressrelease.cfm?id=2896

8 https://energy.gov/articles/doe-and-va-team-improve-healthcare-veterans

9 President Donald J. Trump, January 30, 2018, State of the Union Address

10 https://blogs.fda.gov/fdavoice/index.php/2018/01/reflections-on-a-landmark-year-for-medical-product-innovation-and-public-healthadvances-and-looking-ahead-to-policy-in-2018/

11 https://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm584933.htm

12 https://www.fda.gov/Drugs/InformationOnDrugs/ApprovedDrugs/ucm576096.htm

13 https://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm574058.htm

14 https://www.fda.gov/newsevents/newsroom/pressannouncements/ucm581216.htm

15 https://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm589467.htm

16 https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-17-050.html

17 https://www.fda.gov/downloads/MedicalDevices/DigitalHealth/UCM568735.pdf

18 https://www.ahrq.gov/news/blog/ahrqviews/ahrqs-new-compendium.html

19 President Trump, Executive Order 13821–Streamlining and Expediting Requests to Locate Broadband Facilities in Rural America

20 https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/presidential-executive-order-promoting-agriculture-rural-prosperity-america/

21 https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/rural-prosperity-report.pdf

22 https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/presidential-executive-order-streamlining-expediting-requests-locate-broadbandfacilities-rural-america/

23 https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/presidential-memorandum-secretary-interior/

24 https://spectrumcollaborationchallenge.com/

25 President Donald J. Trump, June 19, 2017, Remarks by the President during a roundtable with the American Technology Council

26 https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/presidential-executive-order-establishment-american-technology-council/

27 https://itmodernization.cio.gov/assets/report/Report%20to%20the%20President%20on%20IT%20Modernization%20-%20Final.pdf

28 https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr2810/BILLS-115hr2810enr.pdf

29 https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/presidential-executive-order-strengthening-cybersecurity-federal-networks-criticalinfrastructure/

30 https://www.nist.gov/cybersecurity-framework/cybersecurity-framework-draft-version-11

31 President Donald J. Trump, May 11, 2017, Executive Order on Strengthening the Cybersecurity of Federal Networks and Critical Infrastructure 

32 https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/president-donald-j-trumps-participation-25th-annual-asia-pacific-economic-cooperation-apec-economic-leaders-meeting-2017-apec-ceo-summit/

33 https://ustr.gov/sites/default/files/files/Press/Releases/Nov%20Objectives%20Update.pdf

34 http://www.g7italy.it/en/industry-and-ict-ministerial-meeting

35 https://it.usembassy.gov/remarks-michael-kratsios-deputy-assistant-president-head-u-s-delegation-g7-ict-industry-ministerial/

36 https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/statement-press-secretary-eu-u-s-privacy-shield/

37 https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/NSS-Final-12-18-2017-0905.pdf

38 President Donald J. Trump, June 30, 2017, Remarks by the President at the Unleashing American Energy Event

39 https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-unleashing-american-energy-event/

40 https://energy.gov/articles/secretary-energy-rick-perry-announces-expanded-partnership-opportunities-national

41 https://energy.gov/articles/doe-national-laboratory-resumes-operation-us-transient-test-reactor

42 President Donald J. Trump, December 18, 2017, Announcing a National Security Strategy to advance America’s interests

43 https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/NSS-Final-12-18-2017-0905.pdf

44 https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/presidential-memorandum-rebuilding-u-s-armed-forces/

45 https://media.defense.gov/2018/Feb/02/2001872886/-1/-1/1/2018-NUCLEAR-POSTURE-REVIEW-FINAL-REPORT.PDF

46 https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/text-letter-president-speaker-house-representatives-2/

47 https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1370

48 President Donald J. Trump, October 26, 2017, Remarks by the President on combatting drug demand and the opioid crisis

49 https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2017/04/03/2017-06716/establishing-the-presidents-commission-on-combating-drug-addiction-and-the-opioid-crisis

50 https://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/whitehouse.gov/files/images/Final_Report_Draft_11-1-2017.pdf

51 https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/president-donald-j-trump-taking-action-drug-addiction-opioid-crisis/

52 https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Trump-Administration-Response-to-the-Final-Recommendations-of-thePresident%E2%80%99s-Commission-on-Combatting-Drug-Addiction-and-the-Opioid-Crisis-1.pdf

53 https://www.hhs.gov/about/leadership/secretary/speeches/2017-speeches/secretary-price-announces-hhs-strategy-for-fighting-opioidcrisis/index.html

54 https://www.cdc.gov/drugoverdose/pdf/pubs/2017-cdc-drug-surveillance-report.pdf

 
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55 https://www.fda.gov/downloads/Drugs/.../Guidances/UCM492172.pdf

56 https://www.hhs.gov/challenges/code-a-thon/index.html

57 https://www.hhs.gov/challenges/symposium/index.html

58 https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Trump-Administration-Response-to-the-Final-Recommendations-of-thePresident’s-Commission-on-Combatting-Drug-Addiction-and-the-Opioid-Crisis-1.pdf

59 President Donald J. Trump, January 30, 2018, State of the Union Address

60 https://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=100683

61 https://www.nsf.gov/impacts/impact_summ.jsp?cntn_id=243194&org=NSF&from=news

62 https://www.nsf.gov/impacts/impact_summ.jsp?cntn_id=243256&org=NSF&from=news

63 https://www.nsf.gov/impacts/impact_summ.jsp?cntn_id=243251&org=NSF&from=news

64 https://www.nsf.gov/impacts/impact_summ.jsp?cntn_id=243011&org=NSF&from=news

65 https://science.energy.gov/lp/laboratory-appraisal-process/fy-2017/

66 https://www.jlab.org/news/releases/jefferson-lab-completes-12-gev-upgrade

67 https://science.energy.gov/bes/highlights/2017/bes-2017-07-b/

68 https://science.energy.gov/bes/highlights/2017/bes-2017-12-p/

69 https://science.energy.gov/bes/highlights/2017/bes-2017-12-r/

70 http://news.fnal.gov/2017/07/construction-begins-international-mega-science-experiment-understand-neutrinos/

71 President Donald J. Trump, June 30, 2017, Remarks by the President signing an Executive Order on the National Space Council

72 https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/presidential-executive-order-reviving-national-space-council/

73 https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/presidential-memorandum-reinvigorating-americas-human-space-exploration-program/

74 https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/president-donald-j-trump-signs-nasa-transition-authorization-act-2017/

75 President Donald J. Trump, September 25, 2017, Presidential Memorandum to the Secretary of Education

76 Increasing Access to High-Quality Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education

77 https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/26/technology/computer-science-stem-education.html

78 https://www.congress.gov/115/plaws/publ7/PLAW-115publ7.pdf

79 https://www.whitehouse.gov/articles/president-donald-j-trump-donate-salary-department-education/

80 https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/3245/