Trump Administration Forgoes Appeal in NIH F&A Rates Case, Leaving Injunction in Place
Last week, the Trump Administration decided not to appeal the most recent court ruling on the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) indirect costs policy. This is a significant win for the scientific community, protecting funding for infrastructure necessary to conduct …
President’s FY27 Budget Request Slashes Funding for Federal Science Agencies, Again
On April 3, the Trump Administration finally released the Fiscal Year 2027 (FY27) President’s Budget Request (PBR). The request is due to Congress on the first Monday of February. As with last year’s request, this budget proposes dramatic cuts to …
NSF Taking Steps to Diminish, if not Dismantle, SBE Directorate
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Within hours of the President’s Budget Request (PBR) release, the National Science Foundation (NSF) quietly took steps to diminish, if not dismantle, the Social, Behavioral, and …
Trump Appoints Tech Moguls to PCAST
President Trump announced the first members of his President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) late last month. The roster is dominated by the technology and artificial intelligence (AI) sectors, with few members having experience in other scientific …
What is Happening at AHRQ?
Federal science and research agencies have faced highly publicized attacks over the past year, with the Trump administration aiming to slash budgets and restrict research. Although the scientific community has been largely successful in encouraging Congress to provide robust funding …
White House Releases National AI Policy Framework
The Trump administration proposed a national framework for artificial intelligence (AI) that encourages Congress to establish a single, unified set of rules rather than leaving AI governance to the states. The framework seeks to minimize barriers to innovation, leverage existing …
