Press Releases

Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) introduces WORK report to audience in Russell Senate Office Building

January 28, 2016
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In this politically-charged election year, the Council on Competitiveness released its WORK report at the Senate Competitiveness Caucus to bipartisan support. The WORK report laid out the widening skills gap threatening America’s prosperity and called for the establishment of a National Skills Agenda to help fix it.

January 13, 2016

Washington, DC - During his final State of the Union address, President Obama laid out his successes over the last seven years and told the nation, “Anyone claiming that America’s economy is in decline is peddling fiction.” But despite making progress on the nation’s competitiveness agenda, much work still needs to be done.

The Council on Competitiveness, comprised of leaders from industry, labor, and academia, see this final year of the Obama presidency as an opportunity to carry the momentum from December’s budget agreement forward.  In December, the Council released its Clarion Call report card showing an economy still in recovery requiring Congressional and Presidential attention. 

No ‘Dean’s List’ for Policymakers After Receiving National Competitiveness Forum Report Card
Uncertainty Around Fed Interest Rates Mirrors Council’s Mixed Assessment of U.S. Economy
 
Washington, D.C. (December 4, 2015) – America’s top CEO’s, labor leaders, university presidents, and national lab directors expressed concern at the ongoing policies that are preventing the nation from reaching its full potential to compete globally. Like a high-IQ student who doesn’t apply himself, U.S. policies earned grades ranging from A to F.  This call-to-action forum is held annually by the Council on Competitiveness, a Washington, DC non-partisan organization.  It measures key policy areas – technology, investment, infrastructure, and talent. (grades on next pages)

Washington, D.C. (October 22, 2015) – The Council on Competitiveness (Council) today formally released “Modeling, Simulation and Analysis, and High Performance Computing: Force Multiplier for American Innovation,” a report of the National Digital Engineering Manufacturing Consortium (NDEMC). The report was released during the U.S. Economic Development Administration’s Investing in Manufacturing Communities Partnership Annual Summit.

September 16, 2015

Council on Competitiveness President and CEO Deborah L. Wince-Smith:

The Accelerate Energy Productivity 2030: A Strategic Roadmap for American Energy Innovation, Economic Growth, and Competitiveness presented today by Secretary Moniz makes the compelling case for a doubling of national energy productivity – as an engine for job creation; economic growth; a more globally-competitive manufacturing base; and a greater standard of living for every American. As the Council on Competitiveness has argued for the past 30 years, “energy is everything” – it is the lifeblood of the American industrial enterprise.

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September 15, 2015

Washington, D.C. (September 15, 2015) - The Council on Competitiveness (Council) and the U.S. Department of Energy's Clean Energy Manufacturing Initiative (CEMI) today convened prominent leaders from industry, academia, labor, the national laboratories, government and media to address the most critical energy and manufacturing issues affecting U.S. prosperity, sustainability and security.

From Texas A&M University:

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 (August 17, 2015) Answering the nation’s call for viable solutions to its energy and manufacturing needs requires the input and collaboration of experts from a variety of disciplines. Those experts were on the Texas A&M University campus Monday (Aug. 17) as part of the Council on Competitiveness’ dialogue series. The focus was to identify common challenges and opportunities in the areas of clean energy and advanced materials manufacturing in the United States.

Former Director of Sandia National Laboratories to Help Guide Council’s Strategy On Innovation, Energy and Other Key Elements of U.S. Competitiveness

 Washington, D.C. (July 31, 2015) –The Council on Competitiveness today announced Dr. Paul Hommert, former director of Sandia National Laboratories and president of Sandia Corporation, as a Distinguished Fellow of the Council. He joins a diverse group of scientific and policy experts such as Eric Bloch, the former Director of NSF; Daniel Goldin, the former Administrator of NASA, and the Honorable Bart Gordon, former Chair of the House Science Committee.

Building and Scaling 10-Year Partnership Devoted to Enhancing U.S.-Brazil Innovation

Washington, D.C. (June 30, 2015) – The Council on Competitiveness today signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Financiadora de Estudos e Projetos (FINEP), creating a new pathway of engagement for the U.S. and Brazil to achieve their innovation goals. As a result of the agreement, which bridges the United States’ private sector with Brazil’s premier innovation agency, FINEP and the Council will host a series of workshops and partnership events, including the 2016 U.S.-Brazil CEO Innovation Summit in San Diego.

From http://www.groundswell.org:

WASHINGTON, DC (June 23, 2015) — Groundswell, an award-winning nonprofit that expands access to clean energy by empowering communities and organizing their purchasing power, is pleased to announce that Michelle Moore, a social enterprise entrepreneur and movement-builder in the sustainability community, will join the team as the new Chief Executive Officer, starting on June 23.