What changed: A Federal Register notice published October 22, 2026 announces a virtual PCAST meeting on Friday, November 6, 2026, from 12:00–1:00 p.m. Eastern. The notice includes a public-comment process for people and organizations with useful perspectives on science, technology, education, innovation, the economy, and the American worker.
Who may benefit: The notice says PCAST solicits ideas from the research community, private sector, universities, state, local, and Tribal governments, foundations, and nonprofit organizations. A practical next step is to read the full notice, confirm the current agenda, and ask the official PCAST route whether your comment fits the meeting process.
What the official notice says
- Meeting: Friday, November 6, 2026, 12:00–1:00 p.m. Eastern, by livestream.
- Purpose: PCAST advises the President on science, technology, education, and innovation policy, including matters affecting the American economy and worker.
- Agenda: The listed agenda is tentative and includes chair updates, charges to the board, board business, public comments, and closing remarks.
- Public comments: Fifteen minutes are allocated during the meeting. People seeking oral comment are limited to a maximum of two minutes and should contact the Designated Federal Officer no later than seven days before the meeting.
- Written statements: Written comments received at least two working days before the meeting will be provided to members and included in the minutes. Comments received within two working days afterward will be included in the minutes.
This is a public-input and meeting notice. It is not a grant announcement, procurement, selection, partnership, endorsement, or promise of a federal response.
The public-input timeline
1. Read the notice and register.
Open the official Federal Register notice and use its livestream registration route.
2. By October 30, 2026 — oral-comment routing.
The notice says people seeking oral comment should contact the PCAST Designated Federal Officer no later than seven days in advance. The date above is the calendar date derived from the November 6 meeting date; confirm current instructions with the official contact.
3. By November 4, 2026 — written comments for members.
The notice says written comments received at least two working days before the meeting will be provided to members and included in the minutes.
4. November 6, 2026 — public meeting.
Oral comments are part of a fifteen-minute public-comment period, with a maximum two-minute timeframe for each speaker.
5. After the meeting — minutes record.
Written comments received within two working days after the meeting will be included in the minutes under the notice’s stated process.
One possible DTU contribution
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Our Louisville-based work connects education and responsible implementation to real community and workforce settings. Any future pilot, research, speaking, or institutional collaboration would require its own evidence, scope, consent, security, procurement, rights, and approval review.
One calm next step
If you have a source-backed perspective that fits the notice, read the controlling document and contact the official PCAST route listed there at pc***@*oe.gov for the current agenda and preferred public-comment format. For a separate, nonbinding question about DTU learning, implementation, speaking, research, or institutional-collaboration work, use the verified DTU Start Here page.
Official sources and boundary
Federal Register notice 2026-21614 (published October 22, 2026) and the official OSTP page identified for meeting minutes. Last verified October 22, 2026.
This is educational information, not individualized legal, medical, financial, procurement, or government-relations advice. Meeting agendas, public-comment procedures, and deadlines can change; confirm the current official instructions before acting.