Tag: Diversity

• 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...
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• 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...
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• 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....
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• Corporate Purpose: Building a More Diverse, Equitable Future By Jeff Rittener, Chief Government Affairs Officer and General Manager of Intel’s Governments, Markets and Trade group (GMT) Over the last few months our society has faced an unprecedented global health crisis and a reckoning on race and equality that has illuminated the role each of us must play in creating a better, more racially just future. As each of...
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• Intel Files Amicus Brief in Support of Harvard College On Thursday, Intel filed an amicus brief with the United States Court of Appeals in support of Harvard College in Students for Fair Admissions v. President and Fellows of Harvard College. Intel was joined by 13 other companies, including, but not limited to, Apple, Verizon, Microsoft, GE and Cisco. Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. (“SFFA”) filed a lawsuit in federal...
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• Taking Real Action to Improve Diversity in STEM By Barbara Whye, Vice President, Human Resources Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer This morning, I testified before the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology on the critical need for diversity in the technology industry. It is critical to understand that this work is a journey and there is no one way to solve the problem. But the key is taking...
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• Intel Participates in A Conversation about Ethical AI at the Brookings Institute By Chloe Autio, Policy Analyst, AI and Privacy Policy Last Friday, Intel’s Heather Patterson, PhD, a Senior Research Scientist in Intel Labs, participated in a panel dialogue hosted by the Center for Technology Innovation at the Brookings Institute. The conversation concerned ethical implications raised by artificial intelligence (AI), focusing on the roles and responsibilities of industry and government in ensuring...
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• Intel joins Human Rights Campaign Amicus Brief Regarding Title VII Today, Intel joined an amicus brief filed by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) with the US Supreme Court in the case of Evans v. Georgia Regional Hospital. The case was brought by a hospital security guard who sued her former employer in the state of Georgia claiming she was targeted for discrimination because of her sexual orientation and gender nonconformity,...
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• Intel opposes Texas bills HB 3859 and SB 2078 Today, Intel CEO Brian Krzanich wrote to Governor Greg Abbott of Texas regarding the bills HB3859 and SB2078. The text of his email is below. Dear Governor Abbott: I write to express Intel’s strong opposition to HB 3859 and SB 2078.  We ask you to reject any calls for a special session.  We also ask you to veto these unjust bills...
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