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In Memoriam: Honoring the Legacy of Former House Science Committee Chairwoman Eddie Bernice Johnson
/In: General, People, Statements /by Brian MosleyThe Computing Research Association is saddened to hear of the passing of former House Science, Space, and Technology Committee Chairwoman Eddie Bernice Johnson. As a long time member of the committee, Chairwoman Johnson was a champion of scientific research, STEM education, and diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in the nation’s scientific fields. Her time as […]
Guest Post: A PhD Student’s Experience at the LiSPI Workshop
/In: Computing Community Consortium (CCC), General, People /by Brian MosleyGuest post by Kaushal Kafle, a PhD student in the Department of Computer Science at the College of William & Mary, and a participant at the 2023 LiSPI workshop.
Computing Researchers Get Crash Course in Government Advocacy at CRA’s Leadership in Science Policy Institute (LiSPI)
/In: Computing Community Consortium (CCC), General, People /by Brian MosleyBy Matt Hazenbush, Director of Communications, and Brian Mosley, Associate Director, Government Affairs We live in a world dominated by computing. Many of the most significant problems facing the world and our country either have solutions in—or are caused by—computing. Yet, the nation’s elected representatives typically have limited knowledge of the field, creating a critical […]
Congressional Innovation Fellowships Accepting Applications for 2024 Class; Deadline to Apply August 22
/In: General, Misc., People /by Brian MosleyTech Congress’ call for applications for its 2024 Congressional Innovation Fellowship.
Biden-Harris Administration Takes New Steps to Advance Responsible Artificial Intelligence Research, Development, and Deployment
/In: General, Policy, Research /by Brian MosleyThe Biden-Harris Administration is continuing their recent efforts to advance the research, development, and deployment of responsible AI.
Final FY2019 Appropriations Wrap-up – Science does OK.
/In: FY19 Appropriations, General, Policy /by Peter HarshaThere were unfinished funding bills, there was an impasse over a wall, there was a 35-day government shutdown, there was a 3 week interregnum when government reopened and leaders sought to find a way ahead, and then there was final passage and resolution of the FY 2019 appropriations process — one that ended on a […]
Midterm Election Impact: Mixed Results for Science and Research
/In: FY19 Appropriations, General /by Brian MosleyThe long, long awaited 2018 Midterm elections have come and (mostly) gone. As you’ve probably heard, the Democrats have gained control of the House of Representatives, while the Republicans have increased their majority in the Senate. But what does this mean for science here in Washington?
Fiscal Year 2019 Update: Most of the Budget is Done…Except for what’s Most Important for Researchers
/In: Funding, FY19 Appropriations, General /by Brian MosleyIt’s been a busy September from a Congressional appropriations perspective. As of this writing, nine of the twelve appropriations bills have passed, including the Defense, Energy and Water, and Labor-Health and Human Services (HHS) bills – a productive pace not seen from Congress in many years. While it’s good these were passed into law, and they do cover some important research agencies, left unfinished is one key bill of concern to the computing research community — the Commerce, Justice, Science (CJS) appropriations bill, which includes funding for NSF, NIST, NOAA and NASA; more on that in a moment. Until then, here are the details of the pieces of legislative that have passed.
First Update on Science Funding in the Final FY2018 Omnibus
/In: General /by Peter HarshaThe House Republican leadership tonight finally released their omnibus appropriations bill containing final funding for agencies in FY 2018. You’ll recall that Congress and the Administration reached a budget agreement that would allow an increase to non-defense discretionary spending of about 13 percent for FY 18 and another 3 percent for FY 19. The bill […]
