Trump Administration Orders Pause in All Federal Grants
The Trump Administration issued a memo ordering a “temporary pause of agency grant, loan, and other financial assistance programs.”
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First Slate of Trump Administration Executive Orders and Actions Released; Several Impact the Computing Research Community
/In: Impediments to Research Highlights, Information Technology R&D Highlights, People, Policy, R&D in the Press, Research /by Brian MosleyThe Trump Administration released several Executive Orders that will directly and indirectly impact the computing research community.
CRA Launches 2024-2025 Quadrennial Papers Which Explore Computing Research Issues that have the Potential to Address National Priorities
/In: Computing Community Consortium (CCC), Computing Education, CRA, People, Policy, R&D in the Press, Research /by Brian MosleyCRA launches the first set of white papers in its 2024-2025 Quadrennial Papers series.
FY25 Appropriations Update: Budget Punted Till March, Final Funding Numbers Remain Uncertain
/In: Defense R&D Highlights, Funding, FY25 Appropriations, Information Technology R&D Highlights, Research /by Brian MosleyCongress has punted any final decision on the FY25 federal budget until March but a great deal of uncertainty remains about how the budget year will be closed out.
President-Elect Trump Names OSTP Director and Other High Level Science & Tech Policy Staff
/In: Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology R&D Highlights, People, Policy, R&D in the Press, Research /by Brian MosleyPresident-Elect Trump announced that Michael Kratsios will serve as Director of OSTP, as well other senior OSTP staff announcements.
Bipartisan House Task Force on Artificial Intelligence Releases Wide-Ranging Policy Report
/In: Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology R&D Highlights, Policy, R&D in the Press, Research /by Brian MosleyThe Bipartisan House Task Force on Artificial Intelligence released a report outlining policy and legislative recommendations on how the House should approach policy discussions about artificial intelligence.
FY25 Appropriations Update: With End of Fiscal Year Approaching, Congress Rushes to Pass a Stopgap
/In: Funding, FY25 Appropriations, Research /by Brian MosleyCongress has until Sept 30th to pass a continuing resolution for Fiscal Year 2025 in order to avoid a government shut down.
House Science Committee Passes Nine Bills to Support the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence
/In: Artificial Intelligence, Diversity in Computing, Policy, Research, STEM /by Brian MosleyThe House Science Committee passed nine pieces of legislation covering a diverse set of topics around artificial intelligence.
Six Leading Computing Organizations Call on Congress to Fully Fund the CHIPS & Science Act
/In: CRA, Funding, R&D in the Press, Research, Statements /by Brian MosleySix leading organizations in computing, information technology, science, and innovation across US academia, industry, and government call on Congress to fully fund the research agencies contained in the CHIPS & Science Act of 2022.
FY25 Appropriations Update: Senate Appropriators Call for Cuts and Flat Funding for the Defense Research Accounts
/In: Defense R&D Highlights, Funding, FY25 Appropriations, Research /by Brian MosleyAnalysis of the Senate Appropriations Committee’s Fiscal Year 2025 Defense legislation, which covers Department of Defense research programs.
