Dr. Michael Fritze spent 25 years in Microelectronics research at multiple organizations including MIT Lincoln Laboratory, the DARPA MTO office and the USC Information Sciences Institute. Currently Dr. Fritze is a Senior Fellow at the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies where he works on microelectronics related policy topics. He has supported a number of USG organizations including OSD, DARPA, DOE and DOC. His interests include USG secure access strategies, sustainment/support of needed legacy technologies, DOD innovation policy and outreach to Industry and strengthening the U.S. Microelectronics Industrial Base.