The New Administration Competitiveness Innovation Wendy Wigen

The New Administration: Competitiveness & Innovation Wendy Wigen Sue Fratkin Net@EDU Tempe, Arizona February 2, 2009

Broadband $6 -9 B Economic Stimulus $888 B A drop in the bucket?

Broadband Stimulus $6 -9 B It is not enough…. Broadband Buildout $100 B (100 mbps)

But more importantly…. it has changed the conversation

White House Senate Commerce House Energy and Commerce FCC

Key Congressional Leaders for Broadband § Senate Commerce: – John D. Rockefeller (D-WV) – Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) § House Energy and Commerce: – Henry A. Waxman (D-30 th-CA) – House Subcommittee on Telecommunications § Rick Boucher (D-9 th-VA) § Cliff Stearns (R-6 th-FL)

At the FCC § Chairman – “elect”: Julius Genachowski “Obama Taps Genachowski, and Tunes the FCC in to Broadband” …Business Week 1/13/09

The Commissioners § Michael Copps (D)– Interim Chairman § Robert Mc. Dowell (R) § Jonathan Adelstein’s(D) term has expired and is rumored to be offered a position at the State Dept. § A Republican yet to be named

They will need our help US Broadband Coalition: www. bb 4 us. net § Coalition of 130 member entities § Agreed on basic principles § Working on a National Broadband Plan to be released late Spring or early Summer

They will need your help Virginia*… Massachusetts*… Tennessee… Illinois*… California*… Michigan*… Colorado… Pennsylvania… Washington*… New York… North Carolina… Louisiana… Indiana*… Virgin Is… Florida* … Connecticut… Ohio… Georgia*… Arizona… Missouri*… Oregon… Nebraska*…West Virginia… Hawaii… North Dakota… New Jersey… Arkansas… Minnesota… Alaska… New Mexico… Texas… Maine… Nevada… South Carolina… South Dakota… Mississippi… Kansas… * More than one on a Commerce Committee

To Have the Most Impact: in descending order: § Personal visit by you or your government relations representative – home district or DC § Letter from your University president or your CIO § Letter from you as an informed citizen § Phone call § Email

Other issues § Cybersecurity: Congressman Langevin is leaving the House Subcommittee on Cybersecurity § Copyright: Democrats in charge is not necessarily a good thing… Stay tuned § Research Funding: Economic Stimulus and more….

Congressional activity § House Resolution 2638 – Omnibus funding or the continuing resolution (CR – deadline 3 -16) § Promise – NO Entitlements § KEY ELEMENTS – NSF – funding at ’ 07 level (’ 08 supplemental doesn’t count) $4, 500 B – NASA – $10, 436 M – DOE - $9, 739 B - NIST - $601 M

Comparisons – Stimulus House $2 B-research grants; $900 M equipment/facilities; $100 M science education Senate $1. 4 B-grants & infrastructure Energy $2 B energy efficiency res. $2 B-basic physical science $40 B overall NIH $1. 5 B biomedical res; $2 B facilities renovation, etc. $3. 5 B biomed res Do. Ed Pell grants -$15. 6 B $6 B HEd modernization, renov $1. 5 B grants/loans for energy eff. $13. 9 B $3. 5 B energy eff & tech Infra NIST $300 M construction researchcolleges N/A NSF

Comparisons CR & FY 2009 CR House Senate $6, 854 B DOE (OS)$4, 018 B $4, 722 B $4, 862 B $4, 640 B NIST $638 M $630 M $638 M NSF $6, 065 B $601 M Admin Proposed in House Stimulus NSF DOE (OS) NIST $9, 065 B increase over CR $3, 000 B $5, 918 B increase over CR $1, 900 B $901 M increase over CR $300 M

Congressional Changes 111 th Congress House Senate Dem 258 57 Rep 175 40 Pending 2 1 Independents 2 Women 74 17 Minorities 68 7

House Science & Technology Chair: Rep. Bart Gordon (TN) 5 subcommittees: Technology & Innovation, Chair, Rep. David Wu (OR); Ranking, Rep. Gingrey (GA) Research & Science Education, Chair, Rep. Lipinski (IL); Ranking, Rep. Ehlers (MI) Energy & Environment; Space & Aeronautics; Investigations & Oversight

OBAMA SCIENCE TEAM OSTP – Dr. John Holdren (co-chair PCAST) PCAST – Dr. Eric Lander Dr. Harold Varmus DOE – Dr. Steven Chu NSF – Dr. Arden Bement DOD – Dr. Robert Gates Energy & Climate Change – Carol Browner NIH - ? DOC - ? ? Judd Gregg (currently Senator) NTIA – Larry Strickland