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var(--cds-body-short-02-font-size,1rem); */ /* font-size: 24 px !important; font-weight: var(--cds-body-short-02-font-weight,400); line-height: var(--cds-body-short-02-line-height,1.375); letter-spacing: var(--cds-body-short-02-letter-spacing,0); */ /* font-size: 24 px !important; */ color: var(--cds-link-01,#0f62fe); /* display: flex; */ align-items: center; padding: 1%; font-size: 24px; } .blue_border{ border: solid blue; } .bx--overflow-menu-options { left: 0 !important; } /* ol li:focus ,ol li a:focus , ol li ul li a:focus { font-style: italic !important; color: #234be1 !important; } ol li:active ,ol li a:active , ol li ul li a:active { font-style: italic !important; color: #234be1 !important; } ol li:hover ,ol li a:hover , ol li ul li a:hover { font-style: italic !important; color: #234be1 !important; } */ #side_nav{ overflow: scroll !important; } .bx--list--ordered:not(.bx--list--nested)>.bx--list__item::before { content: none !important; } .bx--list--unordered.bx--list--nested>.bx--list__item::before { content: none !important; } /*********END MOBILE MENU CODE *********/ </style> <style> /*********body css code**********/ .bx--header, .bx--masthead__l0 bx-header, :host(bx-header) { transition-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.2, 0, 0.38, 0.9); background: var(--cds-ui-background,#fff); border: none; max-width: 0 !important; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 1px; position: relative; z-index: 5999; } .bx--header{ max-width: 0 !important; } main dds-dotcom-shell-container div div dds-card-group dds-card-group-item{ border: 0 !important; } main div div dds-card-group dds-card-group-item{ border: 0 !important; } main div #iframe_container{ background-color: #F3F3F3; overflow: hidden; } main div #iframe_container iframe #document html{ background-color: #F3F3F3; overflow: hidden; } main div #iframe_container iframe html{ background-color: #F3F3F3; overflow: hidden; } dds-footer dds-footer-nav dds-footer-nav-item { /* background: white; */ /* display: none; */ } dds-footer dds-footer-nav dds-footer-nav-item: nth-child(3) { margin-top: -0.5%; border: 0; } .prev,.next{ background-color: #000; color: #fff; } .current{ background-color: #c7c8c9; color: #000; } main div div iframe #document html body{ border: 0; background-color: #ffffff; } .bx--content { padding: 0 0 0 0 !important; margin: 0 0 0 0 !important; width: 100%; } .dds-leadspace{ /* width: 105%; */ width: 100%; /* margin: 0; padding: 0; */ /* margin-left: -2%; */ overflow: hidden; } .page_sub_heading{ color: #ffffff; padding-bottom: 8%; height: 2px; } .dds-leadspace-heading{ text-align: left; font: normal normal normal 32px/42px 'IBM Plex Sans','Helvetica Neue',Arial,sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0px; color: #FFFFFF; opacity: 1; padding-top: 60px; } .about-leadspace{ background-color: #c6c7c8 !important; opacity: 99; } .about-leadspace-heading{ color: #000 !important; padding: 5% 0 0 0.8% !important; font-size: xxx-large !important; /* font: normal normal normal 32px 'IBM Plex Sans','Helvetica Neue',Arial,sans-serif; padding: 2% 0 0 0.8% !important; */ } .policy-event-left-panel{ padding: 1% 0 0 3.8%; background-color: #ffffff; } .policy-event-left-panel-heading{ font: normal normal normal 32px 'IBM Plex Sans','Helvetica Neue',Arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.25; color: #000000; } .policy-launches-left-panel{ padding: 2% 0 0 3.8%; } .policy-launches-left-panel-heading{ font: normal normal normal 32px IBM Plex Sans; line-height: 1.25; margin:1%; } .events-cards-eyebrow{ height: 18px; font: normal normal normal 16px 'IBM Plex Sans','Helvetica Neue',Arial,sans-serif; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 8%; } .newsletter-leadspace-heading{ color: #000 !important; padding: 5% 0 0 0.5% !important; font-size: xxx-large !important; /* font: normal normal normal 32px 'IBM Plex Sans','Helvetica Neue',Arial,sans-serif; padding: 2% 0 0 0.8% !important; */ } .about_page_sub_heading{ color: #000 !important; font-size: 16px !important; padding: 0 0 0 0 !important; margin: 0 0 0 0 !important; } .dds-leadspace-image{ margin-top: 0; } .left-side-panel{ padding-top: 30px; padding-left: 48px; width:90%; background-color: #fff; } .dds-card-group-item-card{ width: 96%; height: auto; /* background: #F3F3F3 0% 0% no-repeat padding-box; */ opacity: 1; margin: 10px; border-right: 0 inset; padding-bottom: 3% !important; padding-top: 3% !important; background-color: #ffffff !important; } .dds-card-group-item-card-policy-events{ width: 30%; height: 316px; opacity: 1; margin: 2% 1% 1% 1.6%; border-right: 0 inset; padding-bottom: 0 !important; padding-top: 0 !important; /* background-color: #F1F4F8 !important; */ } .dds-card-group-item-card-policy-positions{ width: 96%; height: 312px; opacity: 1; margin: 2% 1% 1% 1.6%; border-right: 0 inset; background-color: rgb(21, 116, 109) !important; } .dds-card-group-item-card-policy-positions-view-more{ width: 96%; opacity: 1; height: 312px; margin: 2% 1% 1% 1%; border-right: 0 inset; background-color: #3f7ce5 !important; } .dds-image-class{ /* padding-top:10px; */ height:200px; margin: 0; } .main_card_body{ margin-top: -15%; height: auto; } .pagination-card{ font-size:20px !important; float: right; padding-right: 1%; padding-bottom: 1%; } .announcement_content{ left: 0px; width: 100%; background: #171717 0% 0% no-repeat padding-box; text-align: left; letter-spacing: inherit; color: #B1B1B1; padding: 3% 1% 3% 2%; line-height: 1.5rem; word-spacing: inherit; margin: 2% 0 0 0 !important; } .third_party_card_section_title{ height: 42px; text-align: left; letter-spacing: 0px; color: #171717; opacity: 1; font-family: 'IBM Plex Sans','Helvetica Neue',Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 32px; } .third_party_card_section_description{ margin-top: 5%; text-align: left; font: normal normal normal 16px 'IBM Plex Sans','Helvetica Neue',Arial,sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0px; color: #171717; opacity: 1; } .dds-card-group-item-thirdpartycard{ width: 96%; height: auto; /* background: #F3F3F3 !important; */ /* padding: 3% 0 3% 0 !important; */ /* padding-top: 3% !important; */ background-color: #ffffff !important; opacity: 1; margin: 10px; } .dds-card-heading-thirdpartycard{ margin-bottom: 20px !important; text-align: left; font: normal normal normal 20px IBM Plex Sans; letter-spacing: 0px; color: #171717; opacity: 1; } .thirdpartycard-content{ /* margin-top: -4%; */ text-align: left; font: normal normal normal 16px IBM Plex Sans; letter-spacing: 0px; color: #171717; opacity: 1; } .mailchimp_image{ width: 100%; margin: 0; padding: 0; } .mailchimp_title{ font: normal normal normal 32px IBM Plex Sans; text-align: left; letter-spacing: 0px; color: #171717; opacity: 1; padding-bottom: 1%; } .mailchimp_text{ font: normal normal normal 16px IBM Plex Sans; text-align: left; letter-spacing: 0px; color: #565656; opacity: 1; } .icon--arrow-thirdparty{ width: 24px; height: 24px; padding: 8px 0 0 0; } .iframe_mailchimp{ height: 1312px; width: 100%; background-color: #F3F3F3 !important; text-align: left; padding-left: -63px; margin-left: 0px; margin-top: -85px; top: 0; } .iframe_mailchimp-newsletterpage{ height: 1160px; width: 100%; background-color: #F3F3F3 !important; text-align: left; padding-left: -63px; margin-left: 0px; margin-top: -85px; top: 0; } .bx_row_thirdparty { padding-top: 30px; padding-left: 38px; margin: 2% 0 0 0 !important; } .bx--row-mailchimp{ background-color: #F3F3F3 !important; margin: 3% 0 0 0 !important; } .grey-bgcolor-mailchimp { background-color: #F3F3F3; } .more_articles { text-align: left; font: normal normal 600 22px/29px IBM Plex Sans; letter-spacing: 0px; color: #000000; opacity: 1; height: 36px; /* margin-bottom : 15px; */ } .dds-card-heading-article{ text-align: left; /* font: normal normal normal 26px/34px IBM Plex Sans; letter-spacing: 0px; */ color: #171717; opacity: 1; } .dds-card-cta-footer-article{ padding-top: 10px; text-align: left; font: normal normal normal 14px/18px IBM Plex Sans; letter-spacing: 0px; color: #171717; opacity: 1; } .categories_heading{ text-align: left; font: normal normal 600 22px/29px IBM Plex Sans; letter-spacing: 0px; color: #000000; opacity: 1; height: 36px; border-bottom : solid 1px #707070; margin-bottom : 15px; } .categories_name{ height: 23px; text-align: left; /* font: normal normal normal 18px/23px IBM Plex Sans; */ letter-spacing: 0px; color: #0062FF; opacity: 1; } .learnmore_button{ padding-bottom: 7%; padding-top: 3%; margin: 0; } .mainfooter{ width: 100%; position: relative; height: 100%; padding: 1% 0 9% 0; display: block; } .footer_nav{ /* margin-top: -7.5%; */ border: 0; /* vertical-align: top; */ /* padding: 6% 0 0 0; */ padding: 0 0 0 0; position: absolute; } .footer__logo{ position: absolute; padding: 0 0 0 0; width: 100%; padding: 0; margin: 0; } .bx--leadspace, :host(dds-leadspace) { width: 100vw; /* overflow-x: hidden; */ position: relative; left: 50%; right: 50%; margin-left: -50vw; margin-right: -50vw; } dds-leadspace::part(section){ max-width: 100% !important; } .government-regulatory-firstrowlabel{ font: normal normal normal 32px IBM Plex Sans; text-align: left; letter-spacing: 0px; opacity: 1; color: #fff; padding: 3% 0 0 2.7%; background-color: #161616; } .government-regulatory-secondrowlabel{ font: normal normal normal 28px IBM Plex Sans; text-align: left; letter-spacing: 0px; opacity: 1; color: #000; /* height: 10%; */ padding-left: 3%; width: 51%; } .government-regulatory-secondrowBlankgap{ /* padding-bottom:58%; */ height:100%; min-height: 187px; } .government-regulatory-secondrowrighttags{ height: 100%; padding: 4% 10% 0% 6%; min-height: 80px; font-size: 18px; background-color: #F3F3F3; /* margin-bottom: 1%; */ /* border-bottom: solid 2px #999; */ } .government-regulatory-secondrowrighttags:hover { height: 100%; padding: 4% 10% 0% 6%; min-height: 80px; font-size: 18px; background-color: #e5e5e5; /* color: #fff; */ /* margin-bottom: 1%; */ /* border-bottom: solid 2px #999; */ } .government-regulatory-secondrowrightarrows{ float: right; margin-top: 8%; margin-right: -32%; } .government-regulatory-secondrowrightarrows:hover { float: right; margin-top: 8%; margin-right: -32%; color: #fff; } .government-regulatory-leader-images{ float: left; width: 65%; padding: 2px 0 0 12px; } .government-regulatory-leader-designation{ float: left; width: 35%; padding: 1% 0 0 2%; } .team-member-name{ font-size: 18px; width: 100%; display: block; } .team-member-designation{ font-size: 12px; width: 100%; display: block; } .trust-transparency-secondrowlabel{ font: normal normal normal 32px IBM Plex Sans; text-align: left; letter-spacing: 0px; opacity: 1; padding: 4% 0 0 2%; } .keyissue-first-left-panel{ font: normal normal normal 32px IBM Plex Sans; text-align: left; letter-spacing: 0px; padding: 2% 0 0 2%; } .keyissue-second-left-panel{ font: normal normal normal 32px IBM Plex Sans; text-align: left; letter-spacing: 0px; padding: 1% 0 0 2%; } .trust-first-left-panel-heading{ font: normal normal normal 32px 'IBM Plex Sans','Helvetica Neue',Arial,sans-serif; text-align: left; letter-spacing: 0px; padding: 2% 0 0 2.1%; } .trust-blog-left-panel-heading{ padding: 2% 0 0 2.1%; text-align: left; letter-spacing: 0px; font: normal normal normal 32px 'IBM Plex Sans','Helvetica Neue',Arial,sans-serif; } .trust-right-side-textarea-alignment{ margin: 0 0 0 -1%; padding: 2% 3% 0 2%; } .trust-right-side-textarea-alignment-particular-secondrow { margin: 0 0 0 -1%; padding: 2% 3% 0 1%; } .philosophy-first-left-panel-heading{ font: normal normal normal 32px IBM Plex Sans; text-align: left; letter-spacing: 0px; padding: 2% 0 0 2%; } .search-trust-blogs{ padding: 0; margin: 0; position: relative; left: -15.5%; } .truetabs{ margin: 4% !important; font-size: 16px !important; width: 40% !important; } .big-key-font, .big-key-font p,.big-key-font ul li,.big-key-font p ul li, .big-key-font details summary ul li, .big-key-font p details summary ul li{ font: normal normal normal 20px IBM Plex Sans; padding-bottom: 1%; } #policy_position_view_more::div{ background-color: #3f7ce5 !important; } .bx--card, :host(dds-card), :host(dds-card-cta), :host(dds-card-group-item), :host(dds-card-group-item) .bx--card, :host(dds-card-in-card), :host(dds-content-group-cards-item), :host(dds-content-group-cards-item) .bx--card, :host(dds-link-list-item-card), :host(dds-link-list-item-card-cta) { position: relative; display: flex; flex-direction: column; width: 100%; height: 100%; background-color: #d31414; text-decoration: none; padding: 0px; transition: all 0.15s cubic-bezier(0.2, 0, 0.38, 0.9) 0s !important; } /*********CK EITOR*******************/ b{ font-weight: bold; } li { list-style-type: disc; line-height: 20px; } i{ font-style: italic; } h4 { font-size: 1.25rem; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.4; letter-spacing: 0; } p { font-size: 1rem; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.5; letter-spacing: 0; } ol, ul { /* padding: 0 0 15px; */ list-style: none; font-size: 1rem; line-height: 2.625rem; border: 0; vertical-align: baseline; background: no-scroll transparent; margin: 1% 0 2% 0; } .bx--accordion__item{ list-style-type: none; } .follow-us-div{ /* width: 101.5%; */ /* height: 120px; */ background-image: linear-gradient(to right, #262626, #262626); margin-left: 0%; padding-top: 0%; } .follow-us-box{ /* margin: 2% 0 3% 1%; background-color: #ffffff; width: 14%; padding: 1%; */ margin: 1% 0 1% 1%; background-color: #ffffff; width: 12%; padding: 1% 0.5% 0.5% 0.5%; } .follow_us_arrow{ padding-top: 0%; /* margin-left: 45%; */ /* margin: 2% 0 1% 1%; */ margin: 2% 0 3% 1%; float: right; } .footer-below-follow-us-div{ /* width: 100%; */ /* height: 20px; */ background-image: linear-gradient(to right, #262626, #262626) !important; margin-left: 0%; padding-top: 0%; } /*********END CK EITOR*******************/ /* .custom-carbon-footer{ margin-left: -22%; padding-left: 0 !important; position: absolute; background-color: #000; width: 125%; display: block; } */ /*************************************/ @media (min-width: 99rem) { .prev,.next{ background-color: #000; color: #fff; } .current{ background-color: #c7c8c9; color: #000; } .bx--leadspace .bx--leadspace__section, :host(dds-leadspace) .bx--leadspace__section { margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; position: relative; max-width: 100% !important; /* background-color: #ff0000; */ } .custom-carbon-footer{ /********Desktop*******/ margin-left: -23.5%; padding-left: 0 !important; position: absolute; background-color: #000; width: 130%; display: block; } } @media (min-width: 66rem) { /** when window at 90% **/ .prev,.next{ background-color: #000; color: #fff; } .current{ background-color: #c7c8c9; color: #000; } .bx--leadspace .bx--leadspace__section, :host(dds-leadspace) .bx--leadspace__section { margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; position: relative; max-width: 100% !important; /* background-color: #ff0000; */ } .custom-carbon-footer{ /********Desktop*******/ margin-left: -27.5%; padding-left: 0 !important; position: absolute; background-color: #000; width: 130%; display: block; } } /************* media query***************/ @media only screen and (min-device-width : 1680px) and (max-device-width : 1920px) { .prev,.next{ background-color: #000; color: #fff; } .current{ background-color: #c7c8c9; color: #000; } /****mac book air hiest resolution**/ .policy-event-left-panel { padding: 1% 0 0 2.7%; background-color: #ffffff; } .policy-event-left-panel-heading{ font: normal normal normal 32px 'IBM Plex Sans','Helvetica Neue',Arial,sans-serif; /* font-size: 2rem; */ line-height: 1.25; color: #000000; } .policy-launches-left-panel{ padding: 2% 0 0 2.7%; } .policy-launches-left-panel-heading{ font: normal normal normal 32px IBM Plex Sans; line-height: 1.25; margin:1%; } .government-regulatory-firstrowlabel { font: normal normal normal 32px IBM Plex Sans; text-align: left; letter-spacing: 0px; opacity: 1; color: #fff; padding: 3% 0 0 2.2%; background-color: #161616; } .government-regulatory-secondrowlabel{ font: normal normal normal 30px IBM Plex Sans; text-align: left; letter-spacing: 0px; opacity: 1; color: #000; /* height: 10%; */ padding-left: 3%; width: 51%; } .keyissue-first-left-panel{ font: normal normal normal 32px IBM Plex Sans; text-align: left; letter-spacing: 0px; padding: 2% 0 0 2%; } .keyissue-second-left-panel{ font: normal normal normal 32px IBM Plex Sans; text-align: left; letter-spacing: 0px; padding: 1% 0 0 2%; } .trust-first-left-panel-heading{ font: normal normal normal 32px 'IBM Plex Sans','Helvetica Neue',Arial,sans-serif; text-align: left; letter-spacing: 0px; padding: 2% 0 0 2%; } .trust-blog-left-panel-heading{ padding: 2% 0 0 2%; text-align: left; letter-spacing: 0px; font: normal normal normal 32px 'IBM Plex Sans','Helvetica Neue',Arial,sans-serif; } .philosophy-first-left-panel-heading{ font: normal normal normal 32px IBM Plex Sans; text-align: left; letter-spacing: 0px; padding: 1.4% 0 0 2%; } .follow-us-box { margin: 2% 0 2% 1%; background-color: #ffffff; width: 12%; padding: .7% 0.5% .7% 0.5%; } .follow_us_arrow { padding-bottom: 1%; /* margin-left: 45%; */ /* margin: 2% 0 1% 1%; */ margin: -1% 0 0% 0%; float: right; } } @media only screen and (min-device-width : 1440px) and (max-device-width : 1680px) { /****mac book air default**/ .prev,.next{ background-color: #000; color: #fff; } .current{ background-color: #c7c8c9; color: #000; } .policy-event-left-panel { padding: 1% 0 0 2.8%; background-color: #ffffff; } .policy-event-left-panel-heading{ font: normal normal normal 32px 'IBM Plex Sans','Helvetica Neue',Arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.25; color: #000000; } .policy-launches-left-panel{ padding: 2% 0 0 2.8%; } .policy-launches-left-panel-heading{ font: normal normal normal 32px IBM Plex Sans; line-height: 1.25; margin:1%; } .keyissue-first-left-panel{ font: normal normal normal 32px IBM Plex Sans; text-align: left; letter-spacing: 0px; padding: 2% 0 0 2.2%; } .keyissue-second-left-panel{ font: normal normal normal 32px IBM Plex Sans; text-align: left; letter-spacing: 0px; padding: 1% 0 0 2.2%; } .trust-first-left-panel-heading{ font: normal normal normal 32px 'IBM Plex Sans','Helvetica Neue',Arial,sans-serif; text-align: left; letter-spacing: 0px; padding: 2% 0 0 2.2%; } .trust-blog-left-panel-heading{ padding: 2% 0 0 2.2%; text-align: left; letter-spacing: 0px; font: normal normal normal 32px 'IBM Plex Sans','Helvetica Neue',Arial,sans-serif; } .philosophy-first-left-panel-heading{ font: normal normal normal 32px IBM Plex Sans; text-align: left; letter-spacing: 0px; padding: 1.3% 0 0 2%; } .follow-us-box { margin: 2% 0 2% 1%; background-color: #ffffff; width: 12%; padding: 0.5% 0.5% 0.2% 0.5%; } } @media only screen and (min-device-width : 1280px) and (max-device-width : 1440px) { /****mac book air one size down of default**/ .prev,.next{ background-color: #000; color: #fff; } .current{ background-color: #c7c8c9; color: #000; } .policy-event-left-panel { padding: 1% 0 0 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For more than a century, IBM has sought to promote thoughtful, bipartisan public policy solutions that bring people together and help solve tomorrow’s problems today.</p> <p> </p> <p>Below are five priorities that IBM believes the new Congress and the Biden Administration should prioritize to strengthen America’s global competitiveness in 2023 and beyond.</p> <p> </p>  </div>  </div> <div class="bx--row" style="border-top: solid 1px #c1c2c3; width: 96%; float: right; margin: 0 2% 0 2%;">   </div> <div class="bx--row" style="padding: 2% 0 0 0;clear: both;"> <div class="bx--col-sm-4 bx--col-lg-4 left-side-panel keyissue-second-left-panel" style=""> Key Policy Priorities</div> <div class="bx--col-sm-4 bx--col-lg-12 padding_left_responsive big-key-font" style="padding-left: 1.3%;">  <ul data-accordion class="bx--accordion big-key-font"> <li data-accordion-item class="bx--accordion__item big-key-font"><button class="bx--accordion__heading" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="pane1"> <svg focusable="false" preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMid meet" style="will-change: transform;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" class="bx--accordion__arrow" width="16" height="16" viewBox="0 0 16 16" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M11 8L6 13 5.3 12.3 9.6 8 5.3 3.7 6 3z"></path></svg> <div class="bx--accordion__title big-key-font" style="padding: 1.5% 0 0 0;"><b>Accelerate American Innovation and Discovery</b></div> </button> <div id="pane1" class="bx--accordion__content big-key-font"> <p><p>Investments in America’s ability to innovate and create entirely new industries lead to jobs and opportunities at home and a stronger and more resilient economy that is prepared to compete globally in cutting-edge technologies. The CHIPS and Science Act is an excellent example of how the nation can promote vitally important technology research in the United States. A supply chain crisis was the forcing function that underscored the urgency of building and designing semiconductors in America. We should act in other equally essential technology areas before the next crisis, and IBM calls on Congress and the Administration to do this by:</p> <ul> <li><em>Fully implementing the CHIPS Act and funding the Science Title </em>as authorized by Congress, including funding for the National Science Foundation to build the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) Directorate focusing on emerging technologies and scale a highly skilled workforce. The administration should also expeditiously build the National Semiconductor Technology Center (NSTC) as provided for in the Act.</li> <li><em>Accelerating American R&D </em>through initiatives like the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource (NAIRR), which would build a data and computing superstructure that allows government, industry, and academia to accelerate AI R&D.</li> <li><em>Prioritizing investments in Quantum Computing</em>, because we should not wait for another crisis to focus on our technological leadership. In recent years Congress has passed bipartisan legislation to support quantum R&D and workforce building, including the National Quantum Initiative Act — which must be reauthorized in 2023 — and the QUEST Act and the Networking Act that will both need to be funded as part of CHIPS. We must continue to prioritize these investments that will spur public-private partnerships and ensure that America remains the unquestioned leader in this game-changing technology — and that we are prepared to address the security implications and threats that will be posed by our adversaries.</li> <li><em>Enacting R&D expensing</em>, so innovative companies do not face cash flow issues from current laws that require capitalization over time and can instead focus on creating jobs and bolstering American economic prosperity and security.</li> </ul> </p> </div> </li><li data-accordion-item class="bx--accordion__item big-key-font"><button class="bx--accordion__heading" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="pane2"> <svg focusable="false" preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMid meet" style="will-change: transform;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" class="bx--accordion__arrow" width="16" height="16" viewBox="0 0 16 16" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M11 8L6 13 5.3 12.3 9.6 8 5.3 3.7 6 3z"></path></svg> <div class="bx--accordion__title big-key-font" style="padding: 1.5% 0 0 0;"><b>Build a More Resilient, Secure, and Modern Government</b></div> </button> <div id="pane2" class="bx--accordion__content big-key-font"> <p><p>At a time of conflict and uncertainty, it is more important than ever to fortify government IT systems, so they are robust, resilient, and well-defended against cyberattacks by hostile actors. In any IT system, over-reliance on a single technology exposes a single vector of attack. It then is harder to react to surges in demand and may lead to over-customization, making updates difficult and costly. Congress and the Administration should prioritize investments in technological resiliency. Our leaders can make investments now to ensure federal agencies’ IT propels the country forward by:</p> <ul> <li><em>Continuing to prioritize and invest in modern, secure, and resilient government IT, </em>like hybrid cloud technology, which is inherently a more secure and flexible infrastructure for our critical missions including military readiness and modern customer service. It avoids the pitfall of a single point of attack, and provides flexible, cutting-edge tech capabilities everywhere from Washington, D.C to Washington state and to places worldwide where American forces are deployed.</li> <li><em>Fully implementing the recently passed FedRAMP Authorization</em> Act with a particular focus on ensuring reciprocity and streamlining the authorization process.</li> </ul> <p><em>Focusing on IT that improves the government customer experience. Modern, secure, digital</em> citizen services are paramount to a competitive society, especially when it comes to things like, administering student loans, processing Veterans’ benefits, modernizing FEMA flood maps, or delivering programs that serve under-served communities. IBM urges agencies to adopt a hybrid cloud strategy that allows them to integrate the best available commercial platforms to enable modern, digital operations that enhance customer service and provide tools available to accomplish the mission.</p> </p> </div> </li><li data-accordion-item class="bx--accordion__item big-key-font"><button class="bx--accordion__heading" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="pane3"> <svg focusable="false" preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMid meet" style="will-change: transform;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" class="bx--accordion__arrow" width="16" height="16" viewBox="0 0 16 16" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M11 8L6 13 5.3 12.3 9.6 8 5.3 3.7 6 3z"></path></svg> <div class="bx--accordion__title big-key-font" style="padding: 1.5% 0 0 0;"><b>Strengthen and Diversify the Supply Chain</b></div> </button> <div id="pane3" class="bx--accordion__content big-key-font"> <p><p>A country’s economic stability is only as strong as its supply chain. The recent baby formula shortage in the U.S. is a stark reminder that investing in and maintaining a diverse supply chain is critical to American security and success. However, the key to supply chain security is to use intelligent, targeted policies that protect national security, not overly broad or cumbersome rules that hurt only American firms while foreign competitors capture markets. IBM calls for “Precision Regulation” of the supply chain by:</p> <ul> <li><em>Implementing precision export controls</em>, in partnership with global allies, on new technologies like quantum computing, so we can protect our national security without hindering innovation.</li> <li><em>Establishing tools for resilient and responsive software supply chains </em>that provide greater security through understanding and insight into the foundational elements that comprise software (sometimes called a “software bill of materials”) used in critical infrastructure. These tools enable companies and organizations to understand what makes up their code to reach risk-informed decisions about software supply chains and if their software is affected by new vulnerabilities enabling the quick mitigation of any security risks.</li> </ul> </p> </div> </li><li data-accordion-item class="bx--accordion__item big-key-font"><button class="bx--accordion__heading" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="pane4"> <svg focusable="false" preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMid meet" style="will-change: transform;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" class="bx--accordion__arrow" width="16" height="16" viewBox="0 0 16 16" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M11 8L6 13 5.3 12.3 9.6 8 5.3 3.7 6 3z"></path></svg> <div class="bx--accordion__title big-key-font" style="padding: 1.5% 0 0 0;"><b>Build, Train, and Retain a Diverse Workforce</b></div> </button> <div id="pane4" class="bx--accordion__content big-key-font"> <p><p>American competitiveness relies on a highly skilled and diverse workforce, where a traditional bachelor’s or postgraduate degree is not the only pathway to a well-paying career. Our workforce is essential to supporting, developing, and creating the technology solutions that will solve our society’s most pressing problems. We can develop and grow a diverse workplace by:</p> <ul> <li><em>Ensuring the Americans behind American innovation are supported</em> by aligning key federal programs to focus on retraining and new job-relevant skills acquisition and making existing federal student aid funding and programs available for targeted learning opportunities such as apprenticeships, internships, or technology certificate programs, and for workers in retraining or upskilling programs.</li> <li><em>Increasing job opportunities for more high skilled workers by reducing college degree mandates imposed on federal</em></li> <li><em>Investing in workforce development, </em>particularly through the regional technology hubs authorized in the CHIPS and Science Act, to expand the innovation economy beyond the coasts and increase career-enhancing experiential learning through programs that help train a skilled and diverse STEM workforce.</li> </ul> </p> </div> </li><li data-accordion-item class="bx--accordion__item big-key-font"><button class="bx--accordion__heading" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="pane5"> <svg focusable="false" preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMid meet" style="will-change: transform;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" class="bx--accordion__arrow" width="16" height="16" viewBox="0 0 16 16" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M11 8L6 13 5.3 12.3 9.6 8 5.3 3.7 6 3z"></path></svg> <div class="bx--accordion__title big-key-font" style="padding: 1.5% 0 0 0;"><b>Strengthen Trust in Technology</b></div> </button> <div id="pane5" class="bx--accordion__content big-key-font"> <p><p>We must also strengthen societal trust in technology to create a competitive technological economy. Consumers are understandably concerned about the use of today’s rapidly changing technologies and the data that feeds into them. Still, we can drive progress and enhance consumer protections and business innovation by:</p> <ul> <li><em>Advancing national privacy legislation that </em>provides strong consistent consumer data protection through pre-emption of state laws and common-sense national privacy standards that enable beneficial use of data.</li> <li><em>Avoiding provisions like a private right of action that</em> creates uncertainty among consumers and businesses without creating strong consumer protection and that undermines the predictability of a national privacy standard. People, not plaintiff’s attorneys, should benefit most from a national privacy law.</li> <li><em>Continuing collaboration with Europe and other like-minded governments on targeted, risk-based regulation of technology like artificial intelligence that differentiates between software that automates everyday tasks and software that advises humans in sensitive areas like healthcare, finance, or safety, and placing robust regulations on those use cases of AI with the most potential to cause societal harm.</em></li> </ul> </p> </div> </li></ul> </div>  </div>  <div class="bx--row" style=""> <div class="bx--col-sm-4 bx--col-lg-4 left-side-panel" style="padding: 2% 0 0 3%">        </div> <div class="bx--col-sm-4 bx--col-lg-12 padding_left_responsive" style="padding:2%;">  <div class="dds-card responsive_key_issue_download" style="background-color: #1763e7 !important; width: 20%; color: #ffffff; font-size: 20px; padding: 1%;height: 100%;"> <div class="" style="padding: 10px !important;"> <h6 class="ibm-h6 ibm-bold">Download IBM's 2023 American Competitiveness Agenda</h6> </div> <div class="ibm-card__bottom"> <p class="ibm-ind-link" style="float: right;"><a class="ibm-download-link ibm-icononly" style="text-decoration: none; color: #000000;" href="https://www.ibm.com/policy/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/IBM-Policy_An-American-Competitiveness-Agenda.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> <svg focusable="false" preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMid meet" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="white" aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 32 32" class="bx--card__cta dds-ce--cta__icon"> <path d="M26,28H6a2.0027,2.0027,0,0,1-2-2V6A2.0027,2.0027,0,0,1,6,4H16V6H6V26H26V16h2V26A2.0027,2.0027,0,0,1,26,28Z"></path> <path d="M20 2L20 4 26.586 4 18 12.586 19.414 14 28 5.414 28 12 30 12 30 2 20 2z"></path> </svg> </a></p> </div> </div> </div>  </div>   <div class="bx--row bx--leadspace__gradient__rect follow-us-div" style="">        <div class="follow-us-box" style="">Follow Us <a href="https://twitter.com/IBMpolicy?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor" style="text-decoration: none;"> <svg focusable="false" preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMid meet" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="currentColor" aria-hidden="true" width="40" height="20" slot="icon" class="follow_us_arrow" style=""> <path d="M11.8 2.8L10.8 3.8 16.2 9.3 1 9.3 1 10.7 16.2 10.7 10.8 16.2 11.8 17.2 19 10z"></path> </svg></a> </div> </div>  </dds-dotcom-shell-container> </main>     <div class="bx--row bx--leadspace__gradient__rect footer-below-follow-us-div" style=""> <dds-footer-container size="micro" disable-locale-button="true" data-autoid="dds--footer" class="bx--footer bx--footer--short" style="margin-left: 0%;"> </dds-footer-container> </div> <script type='text/javascript' id='rtrar.appLocal-js-extra'> /* <![CDATA[ */ var rtafr = [""]; /* ]]> */ </script> <script type='text/javascript' src='https://www.ibm.com/policy/wp-content/plugins/real-time-auto-find-and-replace/assets/js/rtafar.local.js?ver=1.2.0' id='rtrar.appLocal-js'></script> <script type='text/javascript' src='https://www.ibm.com/policy/wp-content/plugins/real-time-auto-find-and-replace/assets/js/rtafar.app.min.js?ver=1.2.0' id='rtrar.app-js'></script> <script type='text/javascript' src='https://www.ibm.com/policy/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js?ver=5.8.4' id='wp-embed-js'></script> <script> /* $(window).on("load", function(){ alert('1ok2'); $('.bx--leadspace__section').css('max-width','100%'); if($('.dds-leadspace').find('.bx--leadspace__section')){ alert('yes'); alert('oookkkkk'+this.html()); } else{ alert('no'); } }); */ </script> <style> /* dds-card::part(div) { color: green !important; } dds-card { color: red !important; } */ /* .bx--card .bx--card.bx--tile, :host(dds-card) .bx--card.bx--tile, :host(dds-card-cta) .bx--card.bx--tile, :host(dds-card-group-item) .bx--card .bx--card.bx--tile, :host(dds-card-group-item) .bx--card.bx--tile, :host(dds-card-in-card) .bx--card.bx--tile, :host(dds-content-group-cards-item) .bx--card .bx--card.bx--tile, :host(dds-content-group-cards-item) .bx--card.bx--tile, :host(dds-link-list-item-card) .bx--card.bx--tile, :host(dds-link-list-item-card-cta) .bx--card.bx--tile { padding: 10% !important; transition: all 0.15s cubic-bezier(0.2, 0, 0.38, 0.9) 0s; } */ </style> <script type="text/javascript" src="/ydIe7e/T7X1mp/5/lcO/2X3sCiA_/3hh9Vfc6NVtk/YEZIU28/SwgeG/kdUXyM"></script><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/ydIe7e/T7X1mp/5/lcO/2X3sCiA_/0m/cg02U28/fgxNf/HJ7VzNX"> <script src="/ydIe7e/T7X1mp/5/lcO/2X3sCiA_/0m/cg02U28/M09lC/hU7IC0p" async defer></script> <div id="sec-overlay" style="display:none;"> <div id="sec-container"> </div> </div></body> </html>