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Priority Public Policy Issues 2026
Aviation
Air Traffic Control and infrastructure modernization through sustained FAA NextGen investment
Advanced Air Mobility and autonomous flight integration
Materials and manufacturing technologies, including qualification, supply-chain, and workforce constraints
National Security
Golden Dome / multi-layer defense readiness, including industrial-base and qualification realities
Smart sustainment approaches to right-to-repair
Acquisition reform to deliver capability at the speed of relevance
Research & Development
R&D leadership and investment in laboratories and test infrastructure
Internal Research and Development incentives and tax policy
Academic ITAR and export-control modernization to protect the STEM pipeline
Space
NASA budget stability, safety, and preserving science
Soft power and the race to the Moon, including norms of behavior in cislunar space
Space Traffic Management and Space Situational Awareness for orbital safety
