PCAST: Advancing Public Engagement with the Sciences and Recent Advances in the Social Sciences
Social and behavioral science has been a focus of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) these past months. On July 27, PCAST met for a presentation on Advancing Public Engagement with the Sciences. Co-leads Vicki Sato, …
White House Releases Priorities for Research and Development
Earlier this month, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Director Arati Prabhakar and Office of Management and Budget Director Shalanda D. Young sent a memo to heads of executive branch departments and agencies outlining the Biden-Harris Administration’s 2025 …
Congress on August Recess Leaving Many Federal Budget Questions to Resolve
Members of the House and Senate are on recess for the month of August, having left many questions about the fiscal year (FY) 2024 budget unanswered, promising a busy and contentious September.
The Senate will reconvene on September 5th and …
Scientific Integrity Act Reintroduced
Representative Paul Tonko (D-NY), has reintroduced the Scientific Integrity Act, a bipartisan bill that enforces practices that protects scientific findings from outside forces seeking to influence them.
The new language is not yet publicly available. According to talking points released …
Committee Proposals Pose Damages to Research Funding
As Congress works to advance spending bills, the advocacy community braces for tough budgets following the debt ceiling agreement. The House Appropriations Committee (HAC) leadership has opted to limit funding to well below the debt ceiling agreement, while the Senate …
The Debt Ceiling Deal and Subcommittee Allocations – Implications for Research Funding
On May 27, less than a week before the U.S. was expected to default on its debts, President Biden and Speaker McCarthy reached a long-awaited deal on the debt ceiling. Congress acted quickly to pass the Fiscal Responsibility Act of …
