House Democrat Disappointed in Trump’s 2021 NIST Budget; GOP Highlights AI
President Donald Trump’s 2021 budget request for the National Institute of Standards and Technology, representing a 30% cut, is disappointing, House Research and Technology Subcommittee Chair Haley Stevens, D-Mich., said during a hearing Wednesday. About $1.1 billion was enacted in…
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2020 for NIST, and the president has requested $738 million for 2021. The budget is demoralizing to NIST employees, said Stevens. Ranking member Jim Baird, R-Ind., highlighted NIST’s role in establishing a national strategy for artificial intelligence. He is pleased to see the president request doubling NIST investment in AI. NIST Director Walter Copan testified the agency is focused on addressing fundamental use of AI to make sure it’s trustworthy and explainable and to make sure it’s engaged broadly. NIST continues to work with industry, government and academia to establish governing principles, he said.