An Inside View of the Davis-Bacon Act

In late 2023, the CHIPS Program Office was deep in negotiations with our leading-edge applicants — the multibillion-dollar deals that would form the…

Apr 9 • Mike Schmidt

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Enabling the CHIPS R&D Agenda

This is a crosspost with Macroscience, a newsletter from the Institute for Progress focusing on increasing the speed and effectiveness of American…

Apr 2 • Donna Dubinsky

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March 2026

A Rare Ode to Redundant Meetings

CHIPS did away with project trackers to run one of the largest government investment programs in American history

Mar 18 • Sara Meyers

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Did the CHIPS Act Trigger the Manufacturing Construction Boom?

A forensic accounting of industrial policy effects

Mar 9 • Skanda Amarnath

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What Does World War II Teach Us About Industrial Policy Today?

CHIPS and WWII have more in common than I thought

Mar 5 • Mike Schmidt

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February 2026

Getting What You Want from Industrial Policy

Preserving accountability after writing the check

Feb 19 • Todd Fisher

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How the US Won Back Chip Manufacturing

State capacity from scratch

Feb 17 • Mike Schmidt and Todd Fisher

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A User’s Guide to Government Equity Investing

Evaluating a new tool

Feb 6

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January 2026

Eight Legal Challenges CHIPS Navigated

A game of industrial policy Minesweeper

Jan 30 • Mike Schmidt

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Consultants: Tool, Not Crutch

There’s a way to use outside help well

Jan 22 • Sara Meyers

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The Paperwork Reduction Act Doesn’t Reduce Paperwork

You know what they say about good intentions?

Jan 14 • Sara Meyers

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How to Rebuild American Industry

An interview on what the CHIPS Act reveals about modern industrial policy

Jan 9 • Mike Schmidt and Oren Cass

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