The Transfer Files: Inside the World of Federal Innovation
Aug 6, 2026 · 20 min · 9 segments
A career in federal technology transfer can take unexpected turns, but for Paige George, stepping into the role of executive director of the Federal Laboratory Consortium felt like the natural next…
Paige GeorgeGuestAndrea NelsonHost
So this last board meeting, the executive board approved our strategic plan, which is really exciting.
And then also this week, the White House came out with the OSTP report that really highlighted the value and importance of the federal labs.
And we are aligned with the science and technology priorities at the White House.
And now we just have to continue pushing forward with what we've been doing, which is to highlight, hey, these laboratories are a resource.
And then we also have to be able to help facilitate that within our member laboratories and help them make fine partnerships, help facilitate technology transfer across the nation.
And then we're moving into a place where we're going to solidify our committee charters.
And so now we can use The White House report that just came out to better align what we plan to do within our committees to our strategic plan.
So is there anything that you want to change or improve specifically about how the FLC supports its member labs?
Oh, well, there's one that I can highlight right now, Andrea, and that is the fact that you've recently changed the way that we send emails to our Department of War members to plain text.
But what that does mean is now our Department of War member laboratories can actually read our emails.
But for about 40 percent of our laboratories, they weren't really able to read FLC email.
So this last board meeting, the executive board approved our strategic plan, which is really exciting.
And then also this week, the White House came out with the OSTP report that really highlighted the value and importance of the federal labs.
And we are aligned with the science and technology priorities at the White House.
And now we just have to continue pushing forward with what we've been doing, which is to highlight, hey, these laboratories are a resource.
And then we also have to be able to help facilitate that within our member laboratories and help them make fine partnerships, help facilitate technology transfer across the nation.
And then we're moving into a place where we're going to solidify our committee charters.
And so now we can use The White House report that just came out to better align what we plan to do within our committees to our strategic plan.
So is there anything that you want to change or improve specifically about how the FLC supports its member labs?
Oh, well, there's one that I can highlight right now, Andrea, and that is the fact that you've recently changed the way that we send emails to our Department of War members to plain text.
But what that does mean is now our Department of War member laboratories can actually read our emails.
But for about 40 percent of our laboratories, they weren't really able to read FLC email.
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