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Potential Effects of Operating a Terrestrial Radio Network Near GPS Frequency Bands Assessed by New Report Sep 9, 2022 News Release

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Views of the U.S. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine on Agenda Items at Issue at the World Radiocommunication Conference 2027

Consensus Study Report

2025

Borders, Cyber Resilience, and the Implications of Data Localization: Proceedings of a Workshop—in Brief

Proceedings

2023

Views of the U.S. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine on Agenda Items at Issue at the World Radiocommunication Conference 2023

Consensus Study Report

2022

An Assessment of the Communications Technology Laboratory at the National Institute of Standards and Technology: Fiscal Year 2019

Consensus Study Report

2019

The Transformational Impact of 5G: Proceedings of a Workshop—in Brief

Proceedings

2019

Featured work

Views on the World Radiocommunication Conference 2027

Consensus/Advisory Activity

Recently Completed

Biotechnology Capabilities for National Security Needs--Leveraging Advances in Transdisciplinary Biotechnology

Consensus/Advisory Activity

Recently Completed

Assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Communications Technology Laboratory (CTL)

Consensus/Advisory Activity

Recently Completed

Computing Breakthroughs and Innovation Patterns

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In Progress

Enhancing Biotechnology Innovation and Applications for National Security – Meetings of Experts

Meeting of Experts

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Climate Conversations: Pathways to Action

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Proposal Evaluation for Allocation of Supercomputing Time for the Study of Molecular Dynamics, Thirteenth Round

Consensus/Advisory Activity

Completed

Proposal Evaluation for Allocation of Supercomputing Time for the Study of Molecular Dynamics, Twelfth Round

Other

Completed

Views on the World Radiocommunication Conference 2019

Consensus/Advisory Activity

Completed

The Future of Emergency Alert and Warning Systems: Research Directions

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Completed

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Center for Advancing Science and Technology (CAST)

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Climate Crossroads

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Computer Science and Telecommunications Board

Standing Committee

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Forum on Global Violence Prevention

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Aeronautics Research and Technology Roundtable

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Featured Publications

Featured work

Views on the World Radiocommunication Conference 2027

Biotechnology Capabilities for National Security Needs--Leveraging Advances in Transdisciplinary Biotechnology

Assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Communications Technology Laboratory (CTL)

Computing Breakthroughs and Innovation Patterns

Enhancing Biotechnology Innovation and Applications for National Security – Meetings of Experts

Climate Conversations: Pathways to Action

Proposal Evaluation for Allocation of Supercomputing Time for the Study of Molecular Dynamics, Thirteenth Round

Proposal Evaluation for Allocation of Supercomputing Time for the Study of Molecular Dynamics, Twelfth Round

Views on the World Radiocommunication Conference 2019

The Future of Emergency Alert and Warning Systems: Research Directions

Upcoming events

Units

Computing Research, Technologies, and Systems Program Area

Science and Technology Policy and Law Program Area

Center for Advancing Science and Technology (CAST)

Climate Crossroads

Computer Science and Telecommunications Board

Forum on Global Violence Prevention

Aeronautics Research and Technology Roundtable