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Why the US Needs a Department of Competitiveness

2025/5/14
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领导英特尔全球政府事务，推动CHIPS法案和半导体行业发展。
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Bruce Andrews: 我认为美国政府在制定大型产业政策方面面临组织和专业知识的挑战。行政部门的结构是20世纪的模式，无法适应21世纪的问题。国会缺乏专业知识，需要依赖行政部门来识别问题和制定政策。立法需要在具体性和灵活性之间取得平衡。过去国会工作人员的素质较高，但游说行业的兴起导致人才流失。应该提高政府工作人员的薪资，以鼓励优秀人才长期留在政府工作。国会要取得成功，需要两党在问题识别、解决方案和支持上达成一致。芯片法案的成功在于明确了问题和解决方案，并得到了两党的支持。即使面临政治阻力，芯片法案的倡导者仍然努力使其获得通过。我们需要回归两党合作，避免党派对立，共同解决重要问题。认为通过选举获胜就能解决问题的想法是不现实的。

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The US government faces challenges in executing industrial policies due to its outdated cabinet structure and lack of muscle memory. The expert highlights the need for increased expertise on Capitol Hill, improved compensation for government staff, and a better understanding of public servants' value.
  • Outdated executive branch organization for 21st-century challenges.
  • Lack of muscle memory in industrial policy.
  • Need for higher salaries for congressional and executive branch staff to attract and retain talent.

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What does the future of industrial policy in America look like, and what state capacity investments are needed to get there? How does China factor into the future of the U.S. semiconductor industry? And what do government affairs offices at large technology firms actually do? To explore these questions, we’re concluding our CSIS Chip Chat series with Bruce Andrews). Bruce has had a long career on Capitol Hill, led government affairs for Ford, served as Deputy Secretary of Commerce under President Obama, and most recently headed government affairs at Intel. He’s now a fellow at CSIS.

We discuss…

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The decline of bipartisanship and how to bring expertise back to Capitol Hill,

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The case for a new “Department of Competitiveness” 

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Industry’s role in policymaking and what it took to get semiconductor manufacturers on board with the CHIPS Act,

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Why Silicon Valley suddenly became interested in politics,

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How to optimize industrial policy in a stick-focused political environment.

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