TechNet Urges OSTP to Modernize America’s Scientific Enterprise to Accelerate Discovery and Strengthen Global Leadership

Washington, D.C. - TechNet, the national, bipartisan network of tech CEOs and senior executives, 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. In its submission, TechNet outlined a series of policy recommendations to modernize the nation's research ecosystem, remove structural barriers to discovery, and ensure the United States remains the global leader in science, technology, and innovation.

"America's ability to lead in frontier science depends on whether our research ecosystem can keep pace with the tools and technologies driving modern discovery," said Linda Moore, President and CEO of TechNet. "From energy infrastructure and advanced computing to data access and workforce development, we need a modern, coordinated national strategy that allows researchers to move faster, scale breakthroughs, and ensure innovation is developed and deployed here in the United States."

Topline Recommendations

In its comments, TechNet urged OSTP and the administration to take the following actions:

• Adopt a national strategy that accelerates scientific progress and aligns with the goals of the administration's Genesis Mission to ensure investments in science, technology, and talent translate into measurable advances in U.S. competitiveness and global leadership.
• Expand national energy capacity and modernize the electric grid to support AI-enabled research, advanced computing, and data-intensive scientific experimentation.
• Fully fund and operationalize the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource (NAIRR) and increase compute investments at national laboratories to broaden access to advanced AI tools, datasets, and high-performance computing nationwide.
• Modernize federal grantmaking rules to reflect today's cloud-based research environments and eliminate outdated incentives that limit access to state-of-the-art computational tools.
• Enable secure, privacy-preserving federated research data access in healthcare, energy, life sciences, and other high-impact domains to accelerate data-driven discovery while protecting sensitive information.
• Prioritize federal research investments in AI-enabling technologies, including advanced hardware, agentic AI systems, energy-efficient AI, cybersecurity, and sector-specific applications that accelerate scientific progress.
• Strengthen the broader research ecosystem by expanding public-private collaboration, supporting translational research, investing in workforce development, and providing greater regulatory clarity.
• Invest in domestic STEM pipelines while ensuring access to global high-skilled talent so U.S. institutions and companies can access the workforce needed to lead in frontier technologies.

Read the full letter here .