Policy Blog
Our policy blog contains shorter news, overview, or analysis of issues giving the general public, policymakers, and industry leaders an update or review of a new issue or refresher of a longstanding one. They cover a number of public policy challenges, focusing on pro-innovation solutions that can be implemented in a nonpartisan way through law, regulation, or simply best practices. These include an issue background, explanation of the challenge, and proposed solutions or recommendations. Aii white papers are longer than policy briefs, but not more complicated. To ensure you are up to speed and ready for these reports, try reading our policy blogs and briefs. Want a deeper dive on a single topic? Visit our Issues pages for background, challenges, solutions, and all our analysis on the subject.
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Aii Asks: What is the best way to fund surface transportation infrastructure?
Aii Asks: What’s the best way of funding surface transportation infrastructure? Question: Policymakers and politicians seem to generally agree that America’s infrastructure is need of […]
Read MoreOctober is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month
Beginning in October 2004, National Cybersecurity Awareness Month has continually drawn attention to the issue of cybersecurity and the resources available to ensure Internet safety […]
Read MoreWeathering Climate Change Through Resilient Infrastructure
Hurricanes, floods, and other natural disasters can be truly devastating. Not only are precious lives lost, but property damage can decimate local communities and business […]
Read MoreWhy We Can’t Leave Fossil Fuels In The Ground
Environmentalists and activists on the further reaches of the green movement occasionally go as far as to say ‘leave all fossil fuels in the ground.’ […]
Read MoreCongress Considering Action To Protect Public Transit From Chinese Interference
As China celebrates 70 years of communist rule, the U.S. Congress is mulling over the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to reauthorize funding and programs […]
Read MoreWill FERC Consider Cumulative GHG Impacts of New Pipeline Projects? It’s Complicated
Will FERC Consider Cumulative GHG Impacts of New Pipeline Projects? It’s Complicated The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) made a little noticed determination over the […]
Read MoreWhat percent of America’s 126 million households does not have access to high speed Internet?
Aii Trivia Question 2 – 7/2/18 Of the approximately 126 million households in the U.S., how many DO NOT have access to high speed Internet? […]
Read MoreDo You Think Pipelines Are Safe?
We asked: Do you think pipelines are safe? According to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipelines and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, “more than 2.6 million […]
Read MoreWhat Is Innovation?
What is Innovation? No one really seems to know. Few can agree on a comprehensive definition because it means different things in different contexts. But […]
Read MoreWhat is Infrastructure?
Defining Infrastructure To engage in comprehensive and intelligent discussion regarding our nation’s infrastructure policy, we first need to be thoughtful about what qualifies as “infrastructure.” […]
Read MoreAtlanta Power Outage And The Need For More Resilient Infrastructure
While power is back on at the Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson airport, the question remains: what happened to make the busiest airport in the world lose power […]
Read MorePhmsa Study: Wider Adoption Of Technology, Stronger Enforcement Critical To Improving Pipeline Safety
Last June, Congress passed and the President signed the Protecting our Infrastructure of Pipelines and Enhancing Safety Act of 2016 (PIPES Act). Among the bill’s […]
Read MoreGrid Security – Between Hype and Heads in the Sand
Aii Founder and Chairman, Brigham McCown, was privileged to speak to the students and faculty at the Schar School of Policy and Government and Scalia […]
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