America COMPETES

Setting the Stage: Challenges to U.S. Competitiveness and Innovation

The state of competitiveness and past models of success
Out Innovate: Federal Support for Research and Development

Federal support for R&D: from the lab to the marketplace
Out Educate: Educating Our Workforce

Education, Step One to Winning the Future
Out Connect: Infrastructure for the 21st Century

The Digital Infrastructure and the Networks the Support Our Growth
Out Produce: Revitalizing Manufacturing

Creating a competitive business environment through collaboration
Out Empower: The Private Sector as Engine of Innovation

Out Empower: The Private Sector as Engine of Innovation
The United States Out COMPETES

Through Innovation and Economic Competitiveness: The United States Moves Forward

Welcome to the America COMPETES website

Submitted on December 9, 2011 - 4:37pm

This website delivers the report on the Competitiveness and Innovative Capacity of the United States, sent to Congress in January 2012 as mandated by the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010. The report explores federal support of research, educating our workforce, digital infrastructure for the 21^st century, revitalizing manufacturing, and other important topics. Get started: watch an introduction video from Commerce Secretary John Bryson below, or jump right in and read the full report, or explore the individual topics.