The bipartisan bill combined two separate drafts: the Endless Frontier Act and the CHIPS for America Act.
However, it is now essentially dead because there will be no federal employees left to manage the plan.
SA also accuses the administration of “usurping Congress by mass firings.”
NIST is preparing to lay off 497 employees, sources report.
However, SA argues that this approach is deeply flawed.
Overall, more than 80 percent of chips sold in the US are foreign-made.
