IEEE-USA Public Policy

IEEE-USA is the eyes, ears and voice of America’s technology professionals in Washington, D.C., and the state capitals. Dedicated volunteers and experienced staff work directly with our nation’s leaders to craft technically sound solutions to the public policy challenges facing the country and technology professionals. Priority issues include:

Artificial Intelligence: How can policy-makers help advance this emerging technology and ethically integrate AI systems into society?
High-skill Immigration: We fight to protect American and non-American workers in the United States to ensure a strong, prosperous high-tech workforce.
Research: We promote basic and applied research at federal agencies — including NASA, NIST and the NSF — by fighting to protect their budgets and allow researchers to use research dollars more efficiently.
Intellectual Property: As a leading voice for small and independent inventors, we fight for a patent system that is accessible to all innovative people.

Get Involved

Find out how you can get involved in IEEE-USA’s public policy activities to help craft technically sound solutions to the challenges facing the country and technology professionals.

Get Involved

Public Policy Priorities

The IEEE-USA Board of Directors endorses a slate of public policy priorities as an advocacy focus for the forthcoming session of Congress.

Policy Priorities

Position Statements

IEEE-USA public policy position statements identify important technical and/or career-related aspects of specific public policy issues deemed to be of concern to or affecting IEEE’s U.S. members.

Position Statements

Public Policy Log

A chronological log of public policy communications made by or on behalf of IEEE-USA (and other organizational units with IEEE).

Public Policy Log

Public Policy Committees

IEEE-USA’s public policy committees develop and promote IEEE-USA’s legislative and regulatory agenda.

Public Policy Committees

White Papers

A list of white papers (including workshop proceedings) published by the IEEE-USA on technical and professional issues of public policy interest.

White Papers

Government Technology Fellowships

Each year, IEEE-USA sponsors qualified U.S. IEEE members to spend a year living and working in Washington as advisers to the federal government.

Government Technology Fellowships

Public Policy Webinars

IEEE-USA’s policy webinars and bi-weekly Washington Updates are designed to keep you up to date on public policy developments that affect your profession.

Public Policy Webinars

IEEE-USA Congressional Visits Day (CVD)

CVD is an annual two-day event that brings engineers, scientists, mathematicians, researchers, educators, and technology executives to Washington to raise visibility and support for science, engineering, and technology.

IEEE-USA CVD

WISE Internships

A program that enables U.S. IEEE Student members to spend a summer in Washington, D.C., learning how IEEE members can be involved in the public policy making process.

WISE Internships