Biden Administration Releases R&D Priorities Memo for Next Year’s Budget Request
The Biden Administration released a memo to the Federal research agencies outlining their research and development priorities for the Fiscal Year 2025 budget.
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FY24 Appropriations Update: Senate Defense Research Numbers Released; Basic Research Does Well, Other Accounts Receive Cuts
Analysis of the Fiscal Year 2024 Senate Appropriations Committee’s Defense Legislation.
FY24 Appropriations Update: Senate Provides Slight Increases for Energy Department Computing Research
Analysis of the Fiscal Year 2024 Senate Appropriations Committee’s Energy & Water legislation, which covers Department of Energy programs.
FY24 Appropriations Update: House Appropriators Recommend Flat Funding for Energy Department Research Programs
Analysis of the Fiscal Year 2024 House Appropriations Committee’s Energy & Water legislation, which covers Department of Energy programs.
FY24 Appropriations Update: The House’s Defense Research Budget is Very Bad, Even Though It Is Better than the Administration’s
Analysis of the Fiscal Year 2024 House Appropriations Committee’s Defense Legislation.
Congressional Hearing Asks Tough & Important Questions About Artificial Intelligence
On June 22 the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology held a hearing on Artificial Intelligence: Advancing Innovation Towards the National Interest to discuss different ways the federal government can utilize Artificial Intelligence (AI) in a, “trustworthy and beneficial manner for all Americans.”
NSF Releases Guidelines for Research Security Analytics Practices
The National Science Foundation released their long-anticipated guidelines covering their internal guidance for research security data-related practices.
The Debt Limit Deal and How it Could Impact Research Funding
Breakdown of the impacts on science research of the debt limit deal struck by President Biden and Speaker McCarthy.
Biden-Harris Administration Takes New Steps to Advance Responsible Artificial Intelligence Research, Development, and Deployment
The Biden-Harris Administration is continuing their recent efforts to advance the research, development, and deployment of responsible AI.
Guest Post: Proposed House Budget Would Reduce Federal R&D By An Estimated $442 Billion or 19% Over 10 Years
Guest post by Matt Hourihan at FAS on the potential impacts of discretionary budgetary caps on federal R&D.
