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 …
Duration of Status for International Students to End on September 15
Earlier this summer, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that a new rule — regulating how long international students can stay in the U.S. — will go into effect on September 15, 2026. As FABBS has previously reported, the …
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 …
Trump EO Strips Protections from 8,000 Federal Workers
On June 3, President Trump released an executive order (EO) converting around 8,000 federal workers to at-will employees, stripping them of protections meant to insulate them from politicization of the federal workforce. The EO, a revitalized version of his 2019 …
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 …
OPM Seeks to Increase Control Over Federal Workforce
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) recently finalized one rule and proposed two more that will dismantle policies intended to maintain a nonpartisan civil service and protect federal workers from political upheaval. The finalized rule allows the Trump administration to …
