Experts predict that President elect Biden's administration will continue to build on the Trump administration's investment in emerging technologies, while increasing research and development budgets for the Department of Defense and the entire federal government. The incoming Biden administration has stated throughout the entire campaign that Biden's research policy focus will be on basic research and development funding as a priority. Biden wrote in his book "Foreign Affairs" that he will make research and development the "cornerstone" of his presidency, and pointed out that the United States has the "world's greatest research university". Martin Lasser, a senior fellow at the Center for New Security Technologies and National Security Programs, said, "Basic research is the field where you make breakthroughs, and you need long-term, sustained investment to build a strong technological foundation.

Biden's R&D investment is an expected change compared to the Trump administration's approach, which experts point out is narrower in scope and focuses on leveraging innovation from the private sector. The reality is that the US private sector has already overshadowed the government, which may be a good thing in some ways, "said Congressman Jim Langevin, D-R.I., chairman of the Intelligence and Emerging Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committee. The private sector can act more flexibly than the government, but it may not focus on developing the sophisticated technologies we need for our combat personnel, "experts told relevant media. They expect the Biden administration to invest more in basic research and reform immigration laws, which slow down innovation channels from abroad to the United States.