Global Competitiveness
TechNet submitted comments on the Trump Administration Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) proposed revisions to the Uniform Guidance governing Federal Financial Assistance, which regulates federal agencies’ funding decisions, raising concern that certain provisions would unintentionally slow the United States’ progress in developing the technologies of the future.
TechNet submitted comments on the U.S. International Trade Commission’s (ITC) proposed rulemaking to strengthen the integrity of Section 337 investigations, a key tool U.S. technology companies use to defend their intellectual property against unfair foreign trade practices.
TechNet joined an industry coalition in urging Congress to reject the American Innovation and Choice Online Act (AICOA).
TechNet issued a statement in response to the introduction of the American Innovation and Choice Online Act in the U.S. Senate.
TechNet welcomed a Congressional request for the Trump Administration to investigate alleged foreign influence campaigns aimed at undermining the development of the infrastructure needed to drive the United States’ continued leadership in emerging technologies and Americans’ access to digital services.
TechNet submitted formal comments to the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) in response to its Request for Information on Accelerating the American Scientific Enterprise.
This week, iRobot — a pioneering American technology company — announced it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and will be acquired by its primary Chinese manufacturer and lender, Picea. As a result, an iconic U.S. innovator in consumer robotics will become wholly Chinese-owned.
TechNet submitted a comment to the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) related to its investigation under section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 regarding the effects on national security of imports of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and their parts and components.
TechNet released the results of a survey revealing most Americans believe that breaking up U.S. tech companies will put the United States at a competitive disadvantage against our adversaries like China, raise costs for consumers, make America less secure, and slow American innovation.