Federal Data Loss Affects the Scientific Community
In recent months, the federal government has eliminated public access to federal datasets, raising concerns and creating challenges for the scientific community. Recognizing the importance of widely accessible research tools, FABBS has expanded our advocacy efforts to track and weigh …
Center for Open Science to Phase Out the OSF Projects Workflow
On August 11, the Center for Open Science (COS) announced significant changes coming to the Open Science Framework (OSF) that will reduce its functionality. Over the next several months, the OSF Projects workflow will be phased out as an active …
Trump Administration Releases Science and Technology Priorities for FY28
In late July, the Trump Administration’s Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released an annual memorandum with guidance for research and development (R&D) priorities. Federal agencies use the memo to shape their …
Senate Science Committee on Measuring Science
On July 21, the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation (CST) Committee held a hearing on Measuring What Matters: Science, Standards, and Strategic Competition. In his opening remarks, Chairman Ted Budd (R-NC) spoke about the important need to better define what …
NPSC Hosts “Federal Research Investments in Whole Child Health and Wellbeing” Webinar
On June 24, the Decade of the Child Committee, an initiative of the National Prevention Science Coalition (NPSC) and the Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative (CAHMI), hosted a day-long webinar addressing federal research investments and projects in whole child …
Congressional Neuroscience Caucus and American Brain Coalition Host Briefing on NIH BRAIN Initiative Research
The Congressional Neuroscience Caucus held a briefing for congressional staff and stakeholders, “Accelerating Breakthroughs in Brain Research Through the NIH BRAIN Initiative.” The American Brain Coalition (ABC), of which FABBS serves on the Advocacy Committee, co-hosted the briefing. John Ngai, …
