The next chapter in Mars and exoplanet exploration. Written by Ari Koeppel, PhD Policy and Advocacy Fellow, The Planetary Society April 3, 2026 The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) just released an overview of its funding request to Congress for federal…
As Congress adjourned to campaign for the midterm elections, lobbying from major research universities declined slightly. Top research universities dialed down their federal lobbying efforts over the last several months. An analysis of federal lobbying expenses at major research institutions…
The program office has not yet completed an independent cost estimate for the $13 billion restructured baseline, so it is unclear whether that estimate is reasonable, and the 2022 estimate of $19.6 billion partially met three and substantially met one best practice for…
A set of federal Freedom of Information Act records reveal new details about the level of White House and Department of Government Efficiency involvement in grants terminations at the National Science Foundation. The two sets of documents were obtained by…
Leslie Jimenez, a biomedical engineering senior, experienced the hardships of cancer within her family. She credits the American Cancer Society for giving her family the resources they needed and is now the vice president of its college branch at Cal…
Congress left Washington in September so members could campaign ahead of the midterm elections. Lawmakers will return November 9 for a “lame duck” session to complete work before adjourning and a top priority will be to address the proposed rule by…
The University of Illinois System is lobbying on H.R. 9022, the fiscal 2027 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, which, according to the supplied legislative record, awaits a House floor vote after being placed on the Union Calendar. The university…
Lofgren and Amo criticize NOAA satellite cuts, citing a GAO report warning of reduced weather and climate forecasting capabilities. Lofgren and Amo seek answers on satellite program: House Democrats Zoe Lofgren and Gabe Amo said they sent a letter to…
Washington, DC [US] October 14 (ANI): The US House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has released a report urging Congress to strengthen safeguards against the alleged theft and misuse of American taxpayer-funded research by entities linked to China,…
The National Institutes of Health is weighing changes to the procedures it uses to allot scientific funding. Experts say the change—concealing scores on applications for grants—could reduce transparency around how federal money is spent on research. The proposal…
Cuts to federal science: NIH and National Science Foundation grants cancelled or held back, laid-off researchers, White House control of funding and scientists leaving the country.
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