White House Not Moving Forward with New NIH Grantmaking Board (For Now)
The Trump Administration has retreated from plans to issue an executive order (EO) establishing a new board that would have final say over grantmaking at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). On September 18, President Trump and Office of Management …
Trump Politicizes Federal Grantmaking in New Executive Order
On August 7, the White House issued an executive order (EO) claiming to improve oversight of federal grantmaking, but experts are deeply concerned that the actual impact would dramatically politicize grantmaking and undermine the U.S. scientific enterprise. The EO hands …
FABBS Responds to Proposed ‘Schedule F’ Rule
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) recently proposed a new rule which claims to “increase career employment accountability.” FABBS previously reported on this proposal in detail, which you can read here. Put simply, the Trump administration aims to reclassify certain …
Executive Order ‘Restoring Gold Standard Science’
The Trump Administration has issued, yet another, executive order (EO) with consequences for the federal science infrastructure: Restoring Gold Standard Science. The title proposes a noble, albeit confusing, goal as until recently the U.S. was arguably the global leader in …
The Make America Healthy Again Commission Releases Assessment of Children’s Health
On February 13, President Donald Trump published an executive order (EO), Establishing the President’s Make America Healthy (MAHA) Again Commission. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F, Kennedy chairs the Commission, which has 14 members, including Linda McMahon, Secretary of …
In “Higher Education vs Trump Administration” Battle, Harvard Rejects Demands and Sues to Restore Federal Funding
Over the past three months, the Trump administration has threatened and, in some cases, proceeded to freeze federal funding at several American universities, disrupting life-saving research in order to force private institutions to implement the administration’s preferred policies under the …
