{"id":11041,"date":"2025-04-01T11:43:58","date_gmt":"2025-04-01T15:43:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalfairhousing.org\/?p=11041"},"modified":"2025-04-01T11:46:08","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T15:46:08","slug":"national-fair-housing-alliance-outlines-key-considerations-for-ostp-director-michael-kratsios","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalfairhousing.org\/national-fair-housing-alliance-outlines-key-considerations-for-ostp-director-michael-kratsios\/","title":{"rendered":"National Fair Housing Alliance Outlines Key Considerations for OSTP Director Michael Kratsios"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"content-wrap-item post__paragraph\">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"content-wrap-item post__paragraph has-text-align-center\"><strong>National Fair Housing Alliance Outlines Key Considerations <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"content-wrap-item post__paragraph has-text-align-center\"><strong>for OSTP Director Michael Kratsios<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"content-wrap-item post__paragraph\">Washington, D.C. \u2013 Following President Trump&#8217;s letter to newly appointed OSTP Director Michael Kratsios, the National Fair Housing Alliance\u00ae (NFHA\u2122) emphasizes urgent considerations to guide America&#8217;s scientific and technological strategies. The organization emphasizes integrating civil rights perspectives into science and technology policy to ensure advancements benefit all individuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"content-wrap-item post__paragraph\">\u201cPresident Trump&#8217;s call for a Golden Age of American Innovation highlights an important opportunity,\u201d said Dr. Michael Akinwumi, NFHA\u2019s Chief AI Officer. \u201cBut achieving genuine innovation requires addressing longstanding inequities and embedding civil rights principles within America\u2019s innovation ecosystem.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"content-wrap-item post__paragraph\">The letter outlines three challenges: securing U.S. leadership in critical and emerging technologies, revitalizing science and technology enterprise, and ensuring innovation drives economic growth and improves the lives of all. These challenges present both opportunities and risks, Akinwumi said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"content-wrap-item post__paragraph\">NFHA urges Director Kratsios to prioritize:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"content-wrap-item post__list post__list-undefined wp-block-list\" value=\"\">\n<li><strong>Safe, Secure and Trustworthy Development and Deployment of Technologies:<\/strong> Ensure critical and emerging technologies protect against discrimination, have a high degree of accuracy and are reliable while upholding civil liberties, building on guidelines such as those in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.intelligence.gov\/artificial-intelligence-ethics-framework-for-the-intelligence-community\">ethics framework for the intelligence community<\/a> and NFHA\u2019s comments on the AI Action Plan RFI.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul start=\"2\" class=\"content-wrap-item post__list post__list-undefined wp-block-list\" value=\"\">\n<li><strong>Diversity and Inclusion in STEM and Emerging Technologies<\/strong>: Promote policies increasing diversity in the scientific workforce, which are supported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/focus-areas\/broadening-participation-stem\">NSF programs<\/a> as a \u201cdynamic and highly qualified workforce is vital to maintaining the nation&#8217;s standard of excellence and global leadership in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM),\u201d according to the National Science Foundation and which are in alignment with Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) laws and anti-discrimination statutes. Additionally, we urge that the agency&#8217;s approach to critical and emerging technologies centers diversity and inclusion as fundamental, actionable principles guiding America\u2019s leadership in technologies including artificial intelligence, quantum information science, and blockchain technology.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul start=\"3\" class=\"content-wrap-item post__list post__list-undefined wp-block-list\" value=\"\">\n<li><strong>Fair Access to Technology<\/strong>: Bridge the digital divide by supporting fair and affordable internet access and digital literacy to materialize and sustain the gains of federal efforts like the Department of Education&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ed.gov\/about\/initiatives\/you-belong-stem\">STEM initiatives<\/a>. OSTP policies should also promote equal access to high-quality internet and technologies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul start=\"4\" class=\"content-wrap-item post__list post__list-undefined wp-block-list\" value=\"\">\n<li><strong>Collaboration with Civil Society<\/strong>: Engage with civil and human rights organizations to ensure marginalized communities&#8217; perspectives inform science and technology policy strategies of the OSTP.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"content-wrap-item post__paragraph\">\u201cScience and technology can transform and improve society, but must respect and promote civil and human rights,\u201d Dr. Akinwumi added. \u201cWe look forward to collaborating with Director Kratsios and OSTP to build an innovative ecosystem truly reflective of our nation&#8217;s values.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"content-wrap-item post__paragraph has-text-align-center\"><strong>###<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"content-wrap-item post__paragraph has-text-align-left\"><em>The National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA) is the country\u2019s only national civil rights organization dedicated solely to eliminating all forms of housing and lending discrimination and ensuring equal opportunities for all people. As the trade association for over 170 fair housing and justice-centered organizations and individuals throughout the U.S. and its territories, NFHA works to dismantle longstanding barriers to equity and build diverse, inclusive, well-resourced communities.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"content-wrap-item post__paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: National Fair Housing Alliance Outlines Key Considerations for OSTP Director Michael Kratsios Washington, D.C. \u2013 Following President Trump&#8217;s letter to newly appointed OSTP Director Michael Kratsios, the National Fair Housing Alliance\u00ae (NFHA\u2122) emphasizes urgent considerations to guide America&#8217;s scientific and technological strategies. The organization emphasizes integrating civil rights perspectives into science and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":433,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11041","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-releases","category-ai-tech-equity"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>National Fair Housing Alliance Outlines Key Considerations for OSTP Director Michael Kratsios - NFHA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: National Fair Housing Alliance Outlines Key Considerations for OSTP Director Michael Kratsios Washington, D.C. \u2013 Following President Trump&#8217;s letter to newly appointed OSTP Director Michael Kratsios, the National Fair Housing Alliance\u00ae (NFHA\u2122) emphasizes urgent considerations to guide America&#8217;s scientific and technological strategies. The organization emphasizes integrating civil rights perspectives into science and [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/nationalfairhousing.org\/national-fair-housing-alliance-outlines-key-considerations-for-ostp-director-michael-kratsios\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"National Fair Housing Alliance Outlines Key Considerations for OSTP Director Michael Kratsios - NFHA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: National Fair Housing Alliance Outlines Key Considerations for OSTP Director Michael Kratsios Washington, D.C. \u2013 Following President Trump&#8217;s letter to newly appointed OSTP Director Michael Kratsios, the National Fair Housing Alliance\u00ae (NFHA\u2122) emphasizes urgent considerations to guide America&#8217;s scientific and technological strategies. The organization emphasizes integrating civil rights perspectives into science and [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/nationalfairhousing.org\/national-fair-housing-alliance-outlines-key-considerations-for-ostp-director-michael-kratsios\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"NFHA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-04-01T15:43:58+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-04-01T15:46:08+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/nationalfairhousing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/NFHA_full_purple.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"800\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Rachel VanArsdale\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Rachel VanArsdale\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nationalfairhousing.org\/national-fair-housing-alliance-outlines-key-considerations-for-ostp-director-michael-kratsios\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/nationalfairhousing.org\/national-fair-housing-alliance-outlines-key-considerations-for-ostp-director-michael-kratsios\/\",\"name\":\"National Fair Housing Alliance Outlines Key Considerations for OSTP Director Michael Kratsios - NFHA\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nationalfairhousing.org\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2025-04-01T15:43:58+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-04-01T15:46:08+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nationalfairhousing.org\/#\/schema\/person\/64e3544bbe22ab5e14209fcb54763103\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nationalfairhousing.org\/national-fair-housing-alliance-outlines-key-considerations-for-ostp-director-michael-kratsios\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/nationalfairhousing.org\/national-fair-housing-alliance-outlines-key-considerations-for-ostp-director-michael-kratsios\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nationalfairhousing.org\/national-fair-housing-alliance-outlines-key-considerations-for-ostp-director-michael-kratsios\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/nationalfairhousing.org\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"National Fair Housing Alliance Outlines Key Considerations for OSTP Director Michael Kratsios\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nationalfairhousing.org\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/nationalfairhousing.org\/\",\"name\":\"NFHA\",\"description\":\"National Fair Housing Alliance\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/nationalfairhousing.org\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nationalfairhousing.org\/#\/schema\/person\/64e3544bbe22ab5e14209fcb54763103\",\"name\":\"Rachel VanArsdale\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/nationalfairhousing.org\/author\/rachelvanarsdale\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"National Fair Housing Alliance Outlines Key Considerations for OSTP Director Michael Kratsios - NFHA","description":"FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: National Fair Housing Alliance Outlines Key Considerations for OSTP Director Michael Kratsios Washington, D.C. \u2013 Following President Trump&#8217;s letter to newly appointed OSTP Director Michael Kratsios, the National Fair Housing Alliance\u00ae (NFHA\u2122) emphasizes urgent considerations to guide America&#8217;s scientific and technological strategies. The organization emphasizes integrating civil rights perspectives into science and [&hellip;]","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/nationalfairhousing.org\/national-fair-housing-alliance-outlines-key-considerations-for-ostp-director-michael-kratsios\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"National Fair Housing Alliance Outlines Key Considerations for OSTP Director Michael Kratsios - NFHA","og_description":"FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: National Fair Housing Alliance Outlines Key Considerations for OSTP Director Michael Kratsios Washington, D.C. \u2013 Following President Trump&#8217;s letter to newly appointed OSTP Director Michael Kratsios, the National Fair Housing Alliance\u00ae (NFHA\u2122) emphasizes urgent considerations to guide America&#8217;s scientific and technological strategies. The organization emphasizes integrating civil rights perspectives into science and [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/nationalfairhousing.org\/national-fair-housing-alliance-outlines-key-considerations-for-ostp-director-michael-kratsios\/","og_site_name":"NFHA","article_published_time":"2025-04-01T15:43:58+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-04-01T15:46:08+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":800,"url":"https:\/\/nationalfairhousing.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/NFHA_full_purple.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"Rachel VanArsdale","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Rachel VanArsdale","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/nationalfairhousing.org\/national-fair-housing-alliance-outlines-key-considerations-for-ostp-director-michael-kratsios\/","url":"https:\/\/nationalfairhousing.org\/national-fair-housing-alliance-outlines-key-considerations-for-ostp-director-michael-kratsios\/","name":"National Fair Housing Alliance Outlines Key Considerations for OSTP Director Michael Kratsios - NFHA","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/nationalfairhousing.org\/#website"},"datePublished":"2025-04-01T15:43:58+00:00","dateModified":"2025-04-01T15:46:08+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/nationalfairhousing.org\/#\/schema\/person\/64e3544bbe22ab5e14209fcb54763103"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/nationalfairhousing.org\/national-fair-housing-alliance-outlines-key-considerations-for-ostp-director-michael-kratsios\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/nationalfairhousing.org\/national-fair-housing-alliance-outlines-key-considerations-for-ostp-director-michael-kratsios\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/nationalfairhousing.org\/national-fair-housing-alliance-outlines-key-considerations-for-ostp-director-michael-kratsios\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/nationalfairhousing.org\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"National Fair Housing Alliance Outlines Key Considerations for OSTP Director Michael Kratsios"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/nationalfairhousing.org\/#website","url":"https:\/\/nationalfairhousing.org\/","name":"NFHA","description":"National Fair Housing Alliance","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/nationalfairhousing.org\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/nationalfairhousing.org\/#\/schema\/person\/64e3544bbe22ab5e14209fcb54763103","name":"Rachel VanArsdale","url":"https:\/\/nationalfairhousing.org\/author\/rachelvanarsdale\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nationalfairhousing.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11041","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nationalfairhousing.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nationalfairhousing.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nationalfairhousing.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/433"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nationalfairhousing.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11041"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/nationalfairhousing.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11041\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11045,"href":"https:\/\/nationalfairhousing.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11041\/revisions\/11045"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nationalfairhousing.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11041"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nationalfairhousing.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11041"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nationalfairhousing.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11041"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}