Dr. Arati Prabhakar Confirmed as Next Presidential Science Advisor
The United States Senate confirmed Dr. Arati Prabhakar as the next Presidential Science Advisor and Director of the Office of Science & Technology Policy.
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CRA Statement Applauding the Nomination of Arati Prabhakar to the Positions of Director of OSTP & the President’s Science Advisor
/In: People, R&D in the Press, Statements /by Brian MosleyCRA statement applauding President Biden for announcing his intention to nominate Dr. Arati Prabhakar to the positions of Director of the OSTP and the President’s science advisor
OSTP Releases Guidance to Federal Research Agencies to Protect the Country’s Research Security and Openness
/In: Impediments to Research Highlights, Policy, Research, Security /by Brian MosleyThe Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) released it’s long-awaited guidance to all federal research agencies on how to implement the requirements in National Security Presidential Memorandum 33 (NSPM-33).
Biden Administration Releases R&D Priorities Memo
/In: FY23 Appropriations, Policy, Research /by Brian MosleyThe Biden Administration is already planning ahead for Fiscal Year 2023, which begins on Oct 1st, 2022, and released their first R&D priorities memo late last month. The memo provides guidance to federal research agencies on how to prepare their budget request submissions for the Office of Management & Budget (OMB), who is the lead office in the White House tasked with assembling the yearly Presidential Budget Request (PBR).
Dr. Eric Lander Confirmed as Next Presidential Science Advisor
/In: People, Research /by Brian MosleyToday the United States Senate confirmed Dr. Eric Lander as the next Presidential Science Advisor and Director of the Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP). Nominated in January by President Biden, Dr. Lander, a world-renowned biologist and former leader of the Human Genome Project, will be the first Science Advisor in history to be a member of the President’s Cabinet.
CRA Statement Applauding President-elect Biden’s Announcement of His Science Team
/In: People, Policy, Statements /by Peter HarshaCRA commends President-elect Biden for his announcement today that the Presidential Science Advisor will be a member of the Cabinet for the first time in history. We applaud his commitment that “science will always be at the forefront” of his administration, and we look forward to working with the highly talented and qualified team of advisors he named today. We are confident they will contribute a strong scientific voice to the myriad challenges facing our country.
Biden Names Science Team; Eric Lander as Science Advisor; Elevates Position to Cabinet-level
/In: People, Policy, R&D in the Press /by Peter HarshaPresident-elect Joe Biden announced today he intends to nominate Dr. Eric Lander, biologist and former leader of the Human Genome Project, to lead the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and serve as the Presidential Science Advisor.
White House Provides Guidance for FY19 Agency Science Budgets
/In: Funding, FY19 Appropriations, Policy, STEM /by Peter HarshaThe White House yesterday released its annual guidance to agencies on priorities for R&D budgets. The memo, signed by Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney and Deputy U.S. CTO Michael Kratsios for the Office of Science and Technology Policy, outlines a set of priorities for Federal science agencies to consider as they put […]
Artificial Intelligence for Social Good
/In: Events /by Brian MosleyThe Computing Community Consortium (CCC) is proud to announce a White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI), and CCC co-sponsored public workshop on Artificial Intelligence for Social Good on June 7th, 2016 in Washington, DC.
CRA Statement Opposing America COMPETES Reauthorization Act
/In: CRA, Funding, FY16 Appropriations, Policy, Statements /by Peter HarshaThe House Committee on Science, Space and Technology is currently marking up the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2015 (H.R. 1806), introduced by Committee Chair Lamar Smith (R-TX) — a bill designed to provide three key science agencies with authorizations for funding for FY 2016 and FY 2017 and implement other policies. The bill is cast as […]
