White House released the National Security Science and Technology Strategy (NSSTS) on August 20, 2026, fulfilling a congressional requirement for a strategy on economic security, science, research, and innovation to support the 2025 National Security Strategy.

The strategy explains how the United States will use its science and technology enterprise to achieve the objectives of the 2025 National Security Strategy, which designates science and technology leadership as a national security priority.

It aligns with National Science and Technology Memorandum 5 and the CHIPS and Science Act.

The document identifies growing competition from foreign states that are investing in advanced technologies and military applications, seeking asymmetric capabilities to counter U.S. superiority and disrupt supply chains, critical mineral flows, and intellectual property protections.

It notes that rapid technological change and convergence create both economic opportunities and national security risks, requiring agile development and acquisition cycles.

The strategy calls for a focused, resilient, agile, and secure approach to protect technology from foreign theft, diversion, and exploitation while maintaining innovation.

Agencies will strengthen the S&T workforce, improve R&D infrastructure, direct federal R&D funding, foster partnerships with non‑government entities, and leverage capabilities of allies and partners.

The strategy emphasizes collaboration with the private sector, which provides capabilities the government lacks.

The NSSTS provides a framework for coordinating federal and non‑federal efforts to sustain U.S. technological advantage in support of national security objectives.