As federal agencies rethink how data moves, they’re also rethinking how ideas move, especially from the lab to policymakers
As federal agencies rethink how data moves, they’re also rethinking how ideas move, especially from the lab to policymakers  
Podcast: The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton
Published On: Tue Apr 14 2026
Description: This week, early‑career scientists will step up to a microphone and have three minutes to explain their research to policymakers, without jargon and with only one slide. The National Lab Research SLAM is designed to move ideas out of the lab and into federal decision‑making faster. Here to tell us what to watch as it gets underway is Antonya Sanders from Los Alamos National Laboratory.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.