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Technology Policy & Regulation Regulatory uncertainty is what actually holds back innovation

Anna Vinals Musquera, Scott Babwah Brennen

April 20, 2026

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Crime, Justice & Safety States can—and should—regulate AI in criminal justice

Chiraag Bains, Alex Chohlas-Wood, Katie Kinsey

April 16, 2026

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Artificial Intelligence Assessing the state of AI adoption across the federal government

Valerie Wirtschafter

April 15, 2026

CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA - APRIL 01: NASA's Artemis II Space Launch System rocket carrying the Orion spacecraft lifts off from Launch Complex 39B at Kennedy Space Center on April 1, 2026 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The 10-day mission will take NASA astronauts Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover and Mission Specialist Christina Koch and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen around the moon and back. The astronauts are supposed to fly 230,000 miles out into space, the farthest any human has ever traveled from Earth.

Space Exploration Artemis II and the rapid rise of a global space economy

Darrell M. West

April 8, 2026

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