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 …
PCAST Advances Hazards Resilience and Public Health Workforce Reports
The President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) met on March 30th to discuss and vote on two reports on preparing for extreme weather risks associated with climate change and on strategies to support the public health workforce. …
Biden’s FY24 Budget Prioritizes NSF and ARPA-H Funding
OSTP Advances National Scientific Integrity
On January 12th, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) released a framework for scientific integrity policies and practices across the government. FABBS previously submitted comments to the OSTP request for information (RFI) and contributed to a …
National Science Board Appoints New Members
On January 13, President Biden announced the pending appointment of eight members to the National Science Board (NSB), bringing the board to full capacity at 24 members.
The NSB identifies issues critical to the future of the National Science Foundation …
White House Announces Alliance to Advance STEMM Equity
At a stakeholder summit on December 12, the White House launched the STEMM Opportunity Alliance, a consortium of almost 100 institutions that will work to address barriers and promote equitable participation in the fields of science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and …