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Briefing paper

AUKUS Pillar Two: advancing the capabilities of the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia


The United States and its allies are in a strategic competition with China in which the race to develop and deploy emerging technologies will play a decisive role. Pillar Two of the trilateral AUKUS agreement, which focuses on jointly developing advanced capabilities between the three countries, holds the potential to supercharge progress.
Report

Tackling the time tax: how the federal government is reducing burdens to accessing critical benefits and services


Every year more than $140 billion in authorised government benefits goes unclaimed. This progress report summarises the US Office of Information and Regulatory Affair's efforts since December 2022 to identify and implement burden reduction opportunities in ongoing regulations and forms and foster the sharing of leading practices, lessons, and tools for reducing burdens across the...
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Wellness capitalism: employee health, the benefits maze, and worker control


Employee health and wellness benefits in the United States have surged in popularity over the past half-century, with proponents arguing that when employers offer wellness benefits, everyone wins. In this report, the authors explore how employee wellness has been promoted in the United States through public policies and government support, and how this has led...
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Surveillance for sale


The United States and foreign government agencies can acquire sensitive personal information, like smartphone geolocation records, from data brokers. The author of this paper argues that stricter privacy protections are necessary to strengthen U.S. national security, human rights and economic interests.
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A snapshot of artificial intelligence procurement challenges


Much has already been written about artificial intelligence (AI) - what it is and is not, its risks and opportunities and key considerations that must be made as the technology is developed and deployed. This paper aims to go a layer deeper, to diagnose and examine problems with AI purchasing in government.
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