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From Statecraft: Did the CHIPS "Everything Bagel"...Work?
“Nobody on the team thought we were going to get all these deals done”
Dec 23 • Factory Settings
An Inside View of NEPA in Practice
Factory Settings has highlighted many ways the CHIPS program’s setup diverged from standard federal operations.
Dec 16 • Mike Schmidt
The CHIPS Investment Process: Move Fast and Break Nothing
How our investment process diverged from the typical grant process – and why it helped us achieve our outcomes
Dec 9 • Sara ORourke
Industrial Policy: When Is Business the Government's Business?
The four Cs of when government should intervene
Dec 2 • Todd Fisher

November 2025

Hiring: Damned If You Do, Damned If You Don’t
Even with all the chips stacked in your favor, federal hiring is still too hard.
Nov 25 • Sara Meyers
How ASML Got EUV Lithography
And how the US lost it.
Nov 20 • Brian Potter
No (Process) Risk, No Reward
Design a process that lets you win
Nov 18 • Mike Schmidt
Introducing Factory Settings
A new series about how CHIPS succeeded
Nov 10 • Mike Schmidt, Todd Fisher, and Sara Meyers
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