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• September 27, 2013 at 1:14 PM EDT

  Basic Research, Game Changing Benefits

  Last week, in Washington, DC, distinguished guests—including Members of Congress, scientists, and business-community leaders—gathered at the second annual Golden Goose Awards to honor six federally-funded researchers whose work has positively transformed technology, medicine, and countless lives.

• September 27, 2013 at 6:19 AM EDT

  Statement: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Approves Physical Science Report

  Today the United States joined other member nations of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in approving the Fifth IPCC Working Group Report on the Physical Science Basis of Climate Change.

• September 25, 2013 at 12:38 PM EDT

  All Hands on Deck: Renewing the Call to Combat Human Trafficking

  There is more work to do, but we’ve made great strides in support of the Obama Administration's commitment to lead the fight against human trafficking, which was announced one year ago at the Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting.

• September 24, 2013 at 3:36 PM EDT

  Building Equal Futures, Connecting Women and Girls to STEM Opportunities

  Yesterday marked the one year anniversary of the Equal Futures Partnership—a global collaboration aimed at advancing women’s and girls’ economic and political participation. For the United States, stepping up to this challenge has included important work to open doors to quality education and high-paying career opportunities for women and girls in the science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields.

• September 20, 2013 at 3:34 PM EDT

  Expanding Access to Hands-On Science

  Recently, OSTP's Deputy Director for Technology and Innovation, Tom Kalil, interviewed Lina Nilsson, the co-founder of a non-profit organization committed to lowering the cost of biological research in developing countries and expanding access to hands-on science learning in schools and colleges. Lina was recently named one of MIT Technology Review’s “35 Innovators under 35.”

• September 18, 2013 at 5:47 PM EDT

  Mobilizing Cities to Support STEM

  When students excel in math and science—when they see themselves as the builders, programmers, discoverers and inventors of our future—they help America compete for jobs and industries of the future. To make that happen, it’s important to inspire more kids to get excited about science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).

• September 18, 2013 at 3:35 PM EDT

  RFP-EZ 2.0: Expanding Opportunities for Small Businesses

  Building on the early successes of the RFP-EZ project, the U.S. Small Business Administration recently announced that the new and improved RFP-EZ Marketplace is ready for business and another round of Federal procurement innovation is underway.

• September 16, 2013 at 2:47 PM EDT

  Accelerating Broadband Infrastructure Deployment Across the United States

  One way the Administration is working to bolster broadband deployment is by reducing barriers for companies to install broadband infrastructure on Federal properties and roads. Last year, President Obama signed an Executive Order to make broadband construction projects along Federal roadways and properties cheaper and more efficient. Today, we are announcing new steps to build on this progress, including the launch of several new tools and resources to help make it easier for companies to build out high-speed Internet, particularly in underserved communities.