FABBS Responds to OSTP RFI on Accelerating American Science
FABBS responded to the Office of Science and Technology Policy’s (OSTP) request for information (RFI) on how to accelerate the American scientific enterprise, enable groundbreaking discoveries, and ensure that scientific progress and technological innovation benefit all Americans. According to the …
Overview of Administration’s Policies on “Woke AI”
In December, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), released a memorandum outlining requirements for implementing two core Unbiased Artificial Intelligence (AI) Principles derived from the executive order (EO), Preventing Woke AI in the Federal Government. The EO, released last …
White House Releases New Executive Order, Launching the Genesis Mission
On November 24, President Trump issued a new executive order (EO) focused on accelerating the United States’ global competitiveness in Artificial Intelligence (AI). The EO tasks the Department of Energy (DOE) and its 17 national laboratories with a steep deliverable …
University Compact for Academic Excellence: What’s at Stake for Science and Higher Education
The Trump Administration sent the “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education,” offering preferential treatment to nine universities, providing that they were willing to adopt a specific set of policies. The proposal would require institutions to make sweeping commitments, including …
White House Issues FY27 Science and Technology Priorities
On September 23, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) issued the annual memorandum to executive departments and agencies, outlining the administration’s research and development (R&D) budget priorities for fiscal year …
Trump Administration Proposes Eliminating Duration of Status for International Students
In late August, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced a new rule concerning how long three classifications of nonimmigrants—F (academic student), J (exchange visitor), and I (representatives of foreign media)—can legally stay in the U.S. This proposed change has …
