TechNet Wire | October 28, 2026

Welcome back to the TechNet Wire. In this issue:

• Two things Congress can do to ensure the continued growth of the U.S. semiconductor industry;

• TechNet Innovation Legal Center’s latest filing in Anthropic PBC v. Department of War; and

• “Bits and Bytes” — announcements and other news from TechNet members.

Thought Cloud

Four years ago, Congress passed the CHIPS and Science Act to counter the significant investments in innovation and technology made by America’s foreign competitors like China. 

This included incentives to bring semiconductor manufacturing back to our shores. Today, it’s clear that these policies have been paying off.

Thanks to the combination of federal grant and loan funding and the 48D Advanced Manufacturing Investment Tax Credit, semiconductor projects have surged.

Over the past several years, companies have announced investments totaling $828 billion in over 160 projects in 30 states — which taken together are estimated to create over 525,000 direct and indirect jobs across the economy. These include:

• TSMC’s fabrication complex in Phoenix, Arizona, which is operational and still expanding.

• Samsung’s fabrication facility in Taylor, Texas, which is under construction.

These investments brought us to a significant milestone in January 2025 — the moment we began producing leading-edge chips in America for the first time in decades.

This is a bipartisan success story to be proud of, but we should not let it end here. Federal policymakers can do two things to keep the momentum going.

Renew the 48D tax credit. Established in the CHIPS and Science Act and increased by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, this credit expires at the end of this year.

• TechNet has urged Congress to renew it, before the credit expires, to ensure the continued build-out of announced investments and to further boost the capacity of the U.S. semiconductor industry.

Preserve high-skilled immigration pathways. Tech companies invest in a range of workforce training initiatives to prepare Americans for jobs in high-demand fields, but there is a shortage of workers with the specialized engineering skills to meet companies’ immediate needs.

• TechNet has warned the Administration that policies to restrict high-skilled immigration programs like the H-1B visa will hurt our economy and our global technological competitiveness.

The bottom line: We’ve brought leading-edge chipmaking back to American soil — a reminder of what’s possible when both parties come together to invest in American innovation. Renewing 48D and keeping the door open to the brightest minds from around the world is how we make sure it stays here.

Policy Download

TechNet’s Innovation Legal Center (ILC) and other leading technology advocacy groups have filed a new amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in Anthropic PBC. v. Department of War, a case with high stakes for national security and government modernization.

The brief supports Anthropic’s request for the court’s full active bench to rehear the case, after a divided three-judge panel ruled last month for the Department of War — setting a precedent that would grant the federal government extraordinary power to blacklist American companies over routine contracting disputes. 

The coalition’s brief challenged the two-judge majority’s conclusion that a contractor’s commercial terms can constitute “manipulation” in procurement law, their acceptance of unsupported Department of War justifications, and the conflict between their ruling and a decision from a U.S. district court in California based on the same evidence.

It also raised concern that the D.C. court’s ruling threatens existing federal contracts, disrupts supply chains, and discourages American companies from developing innovative products and services for the federal government.

The groups urged the full court to reconsider so that the tech sector can continue partnering with the federal government to strengthen our national security and improve public services.

Read more here.

TechNet Member Bits and Bytes

Apple announced two new partnerships with American companies to supply materials for its new iPhone models.

QTS reached an agreement with the city of Turkey, Texas, to provide up to $15.5 million for enhanced city services and infrastructure improvements as it develops a data center campus in the area.

Wing is building on its partnership with Walmart to expand drone delivery service to the Denver and Seattle metropolitan areas in 2027.

Thanks for reading, 

The TechNet Communications Team