Breaking down President Trump's proposed FY 2026 budget cuts to major federal research agencies like NSF and NIST. Former Congressman Rick Lazio, now Senior Vice President at alliant, provides expert analysis on how U.S. R&D spending has declined over 40 years while China moves toward parity in research investment. Learn how these reductions could impact U.S. technological innovation and global competitiveness, particularly as rival nations increase their R&D investments. The summary explores concerns about potential decline in American innovation and discusses ongoing legislative efforts to address R&D tax credits and AI regulation.

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The United States is facing a serious problem. Economic growth is slowing while the country is struggling to fill millions of vacant technical jobs.
These jobs have the potential to put billions back into the economy and put the country on par with powerhouses like China and India.
Former U.S. Congressmen Harold Ford Jr. and Rick Lazio join Innovating America to discuss what it will take for the country to get back on top.

Stem: The Future Of Innovation In America

500 million people were impacted by the Marriott data breach in 2018, with everything from home addresses to passport numbers falling prey to the criminals who perpetrated the attack.

But how does a cyber-breach occur on such a large scale? And how are companies and governments around the world fighting back?

Cybersecurity expert Andrew Lanning, the founder of Integrated Security Technologies, talks with Innovating America about cybersecurity today—and how he sees the landscape playing out in the coming years.

Facing The Breach: Cybersecurity In America Today

It isn’t every day that a hog farmer is a featured panelist at a SXSW event. But that was the case at this year’s conference, when Minnesota farmer Randy Spronk spoke with a standing-room only crowd about innovations in the agriculture industry today.

From drones that monitor crop growth to robots that analyze soil quality, technology’s place in the agriculture sector has grabbed the attention of engineers and developers across the country. The industry has experienced eye-popping growth in the last several years, with some estimates finding the market will reach $730 billion by 2023.

In this episode, former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns talks with Innovating America about just how far technology has brought his industry, and the bright future that he sees ahead.

Advancements In Ag: How Tech Is Pushing The Agriculture Industry Into The Future

Only 15% of executives in the U.S. say that their company culture is exactly where it needs to be. 

Why is it so hard to create a company culture that employees can easily get behind? And what are the companies whose cultures and work environments receive rave reviews doing right?

In this episode, alliantgroup CEO Dhaval Jadav and Vice Chairman of Professional Services Frank Tirelli discuss how they have leveraged an effective company culture in their professional careers to drive revenue, passion and commitment to a unified company mission.

Re-Writing The Rules On Company Culture And Innovative Work Environments

New breeds of ransomware have become so sophisticated that they can literally take control of a company’s warehouse machinery, causing a disastrous ripple effect that goes far beyond just that company’s safety and bottom-line.
As of today, half of the industrial control systems networks in the U.S. have faced a cyber-attack, and the number is rising as legacy systems are being connected through the industrial Internet of Things (IIoT).
In this episode, Chuck Wilson, the Executive Director of the National Systems Contractors Association discusses how businesses need to be aware of these growing cybersecurity threats—and how they can prepare.

Means Of Attack: How American Businesses Must Face Mounting Cyber-Threats

We’re living in a world where the average ransomware attack costs companies $5 million, and cyberattacks are causing nearly 3.8 million records to be stolen from companies every single day.

So how are the perpetrators of these attacks able to hack our country’s businesses so easily, and what can we do to stop them?

On this episode of Innovating America, Congressman Rick Lazio, RGCybersecurity Vice President Jon Murphy and alliantgroup’s Vice Chairman for Professional Services Frank Tirelli join the show to discuss cybersecurity in the United States, and the importance of cyber-vigilance for U.S. businesses.

The Business of breaches

In 1980, there were no women in top executive positions at Fortune 100 companies. By 2001, 11 percent of those business leaders were women—and that number continues to grow.

The latest episode of Innovating America features a roundtable discussion with an amazing group of inspiring and powerful female leaders from alliantgroup, who open up about their individual leadership journey and how the women of today are paving the way for the next generation of female leaders.

The discussion tackles subjects like how women have taken on the challenge of working in industries that have traditionally been dominated by men, and what women leaders can do to make sure that they are always inspiring those around them – regardless of gender.

The episode features alliantgroup Managing Director Tracy Lustyan, alliantgroup Director Bridgette Brashear, alliantgroup Vice President of Education and Awareness Rose McCarty, alliantgroup Associate Director Missy Waites and Special Guest Host alliantgroup Senior Associate Taylor Imus.

Women In Leadership

alliantgroup’s 2019 Think Tank Series: STEM, Leadership & The Future of U.S. Business, brought together some of the country’s leading experts in business, technology and politics, and Innovating America had a front row seat to the action.
In this episode, guest host George Morgan talks with seven different conference attendees about what it takes to hire and retain top talent in the U.S., the pressing needs of their industry and where they see technology taking their business in the future.

Think Tank 2019: Checking the Pulse of the Talent and Technology in U.S. Business

Innovation is everywhere. From the tech sector to our education systems, and politics, being innovative has become a requirement for being competitive. Innovators have given us the world we live in today, and it’s incredibly exciting to think of where innovation will take us tomorrow.



Through the work we do at alliantgroup we have had the privilege of working with so many innovative and forward-thinking American businesses. In conversations with these business owners, we’ve been inspired to unpack just how much of an impact this concept is having on our economy and the world. The result? Our new podcast, Innovating America.



We’re excited to start this conversation with you and hope you enjoy the discussion.

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