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New Legislation Proposes Major Reorganization of NSF

May 29, 2020/In: Artificial Intelligence, Funding, Information Technology R&D Highlights, Policy, Research /by Brian Mosley

Last week, Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY), the Democratic Leader in the Senate, introduced bipartisan legislation that would authorize $100 billion in new funding for the National Science Foundation and make the agency responsible for maintaining the country’s global leadership in innovation. The bill, called S. 3832 “The Endless Frontiers Act,” proposes a major reorganization of NSF and possibly a significant change to the culture of the agency.

What’s Happening with the Federal Budget, Particularly with the Research Agencies, During the Pandemic?

April 27, 2020/In: Funding, FY21 Appropriations, Information Technology R&D Highlights /by Brian Mosley

It should come as no surprise that the normal operations of official Washington have been heavily disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Current events have derailed almost every aspect of the usual budget process. Adding to that, the situation remains very fluid as to when legislation, or any official business, will be acted upon by Congress; […]

House SS&T Committee Introduces Bipartisan AI Research Bill to Significantly Increase Research Authorizations

March 13, 2020/In: Artificial Intelligence, Computing Community Consortium (CCC), Funding, Information Technology R&D Highlights, Policy, Research /by Peter Harsha

House Science, Space, and Technology Committee Chairwoman Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX) and Ranking Member Frank Lucas (R-OK) yesterday introduced long-awaited legislation aimed at solidifying the U.S. leadership role in artificial intelligence research, education, and workforce development.

Roundup of FY2021 Research Agency Requests: NIST, NIH, and NASA, A Familiar Theme of Cuts

March 10, 2020/In: Funding, FY21 Appropriations, Research /by Brian Mosley

In our continuing series following the Trump Administration’s Fiscal Year 2021 (FY21) budget request, we close out with a roundup of an assortment of Federal research agencies. These include the National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), National Institutes of Health (NIH), and NASA. There’s a familiar theme to all of these accounts: cuts to […]

Department of Energy FY 2021 Request: Office of Science is Hit Hard with Cuts; Computing Research Fairs Better

February 14, 2020/In: Artificial Intelligence, Funding, FY21 Appropriations /by Brian Mosley

In our continuing series following the Trump Administration’s Fiscal Year 2021 (FY21) budget request, we now turn to the Department of Energy (DOE). There are similarities with the NSF budget request we detailed earlier, including large funding reductions.

President’s Budget Proposes Big Cuts to R&D, but Big Boost to AI/Quantum

February 11, 2020/In: Artificial Intelligence, Funding, FY21 Appropriations, Research /by Peter Harsha

The Administration’s deep cuts to research at the National Science Foundation (-6 percent vs. FY20), DOE Office of Science (-17 percent vs. FY20), NIST (-19 percent), and science programs at NASA (-11 percent) take much of the luster away from the President’s AI/Quantum announcements.

Final FY20 Appropriations: Mostly Increases for Research but There is Some Bad News

December 18, 2019/In: Funding, FY20 Appropriations, Research /by Brian Mosley

Just in time for the calendar year 2020, and almost three months after the Fiscal Year 2020 (FY20) began, Congress is finally finishing up its work on the Federal budget with two Minibuses of all the appropriations legislation. For the research community, it’s mostly good news but there are a few clouds in the sky: the National Science Foundation will see very modest increases under the bill, and the defense research accounts are essentially flat-funded.

Budget Update: Got a Little Good News but More Bad News

November 1, 2019/In: Defense R&D Highlights, Funding, FY20 Appropriations /by Brian Mosley

When we last discussed the Fiscal Year 2020 Appropriations, we were hopeful that the process was finally starting to move toward completion. A week later, we have some good news but we also have more bad news.

Fiscal Year 2020 Appropriations May, Sort of, be Moving…Maybe…

October 23, 2019/In: Funding, FY20 Appropriations, Policy, Research /by Brian Mosley

Regular readers of the Policy Blog will recall that we have been keeping track of the Fiscal Year 2020 appropriations process. The same readers will also remember that the bottleneck for completing the work on next year’s Federal budget has been the Senate. This isn’t unusual, the Senate’s tradition of seeking compromise and agreement, between the majority and minority, means that the gears move much slower (in comparison, the House works as a relatively fast “majority rules” chamber).

Get to Know a Budget Deal: What the New Budget Deal Means and How Does it Impact Research?

July 23, 2019/In: Defense R&D Highlights, Funding, FY20 Appropriations, Research /by Brian Mosley

As we reported in the House Fiscal Year 2020 (FY20) Defense appropriations post, the Trump Administration and Congressional leaders were homing in on a budget agreement. Well, it sounds like a deal has been struck. This would provide top-line numbers for both defense and non-defense appropriations spending for FY20 and FY21, in addition to lifting the debt ceiling. All this would mean the Senate’s long delayed work on FY20 appropriations bills could start to move forward. Let’s get into the details.