Summary Report for Snowmass Community Engagement Frontier Topical Group 06: Public Policy & Government Engagement

TL;DR

This report reviews how the U.S. High Energy Physics community engages with government entities and offers recommendations to enhance and expand these engagement activities across various government levels.

Contribution

It provides a comprehensive overview of current government engagement practices in HEP and suggests improvements and expansion strategies.

Findings

Current engagement activities include congressional trips and communication materials.

Engagement extends beyond funding to other government interactions.

Recommendations aim to improve effectiveness and scope of government engagement.

Abstract

This document is the Snowmass summary report for the Public Policy & Government Engagement topical group within the Community Engagement Frontier. This report discusses how the U.S. High Energy Physics (HEP) community currently engages with government at all levels and provides recommendations for how the execution of these actives can be improved and for how the scope of existing activities can be expanded. This includes the current HEP Congressional government engagement "DC trip", materials produced for communication with government officials, government engagement in areas other than HEP funding, and interactions with the funding agencies, Executive Office of the President, and state and local governments.