Category: Equity

• NDAA’s JROTC STEM Grant Program Must Now be Fully Funded By Norberto Salinas, Senior Counsel and Director of Global Workforce Policy, Intel The final FY2021 National Defense Authorization Act contains a provision critical to expanding STEM education in the United States. Based on the Providing Resources and Organization to Maximize Opportunities for Training and Education in STEM (PROMOTES Act), the language in the NDAA will establish a grant program to...
  read more
• The Role of Broadband in Digital Equity By Rhonda Foxx, Head of Social Equity Policies & Engagements at Intel The global pandemic has changed how we learn, work, play and receive vital services. Ensuring that all populations have access to critical technology, including broadband, is not just a nice-to-do; it’s a must-do. At Intel, we recognize a shared responsibility to help close the digital divide and forge...
  read more
• Advancing Diversity Requires Industry and Government Collaboration By Jeff Rittener, Chief Government Affairs Officer for Intel 2020 has brought tremendous change. From COVID-19 to the social justice movement to the election, this year highlighted why advancing diversity and inclusion efforts is more critical now than ever. At Intel, we know we have a responsibility to raise the bar on transparency when it comes to our own commitment...
  read more
• Expand STEM Education by Including PROMOTES ACT in Final NDAA By Al Thompson, vice president of US Government Relations for Intel As Congress finalizes the FY 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), there is an opportunity to significantly expand STEM education in the United States. This would happen through including the Providing Resources and Organization to Maximize Opportunities for Training and Education in STEM (PROMOTES) Act in the final NDAA....
  read more
• Introducing Tech Equity@Intel Policy Resource Page We're proud to introduce Tech Equity@Intel, a resource illustrative of the company's commitment to helping build a more equitable and brighter future for all stakeholders – customers, employees, communities, suppliers, and shareholders. Below, Jeff Rittener, Chief Government Affairs Officer and General Manager of the Governments, Markets and Trade Group, and Rhonda Foxx, Head of Social Equity Policy & Engagement, discuss...
  read more