Federal STEM Critical-Technology & Workforce Ecosystem

An independent structural analysis of how federal STEM investment is recognized, routed, and sustained across agencies (2015–2025).

DoD/NDEP STEM ecosystem map — working research board, detail softened for confidentiality
The map. The working research board behind the analysis — records requests, agency contacts, program architecture, funding pathways, and stakeholder mapping. Detail intentionally softened for confidentiality. Click to enlarge.
Federal STEM ecosystem — diagnosis and proposed coordination layer
The analysis. The distilled read — the talent pipeline and its structural gaps (diagnosis), and a proposed coordination layer routing emerging researchers into critical technology areas (mechanism). Click to enlarge.

Independent analysis · Altigad · Sources: USAspending.gov, SAM.gov, Grants.gov, and federal agency materials.