Happy to see commentary on industrial policy from people who were in the room. Sam rightly argues that Congress should allow agencies more iterative processes rather than linear waterfalls.This complements Bharat Ramamurti's point that incumbents lobbied for a slower process in the first place.

Jennifer Pahlka

That viral clip from Ezra Klein on John Stewart about the 14 steps it takes to get rural broadband funding out the door? My guest author Sam Marullo worked at Commerce and has some perspective on this. Take a read: www.eatingpolicy.com/p/planning-i...