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Department of Energy FY 2017 Request: Mixed Bag for Computing

February 15, 2016/In: Funding, FY17 Appropriations /by Brian Mosley

On Tuesday, February 9th, President Obama released the last budget request of his administration. As we have done in years past, the CRA Policy Blog will be doing a series of posts on the assorted agency budgets that are important to the computing research community. In this post we highlight the Department of Energy (DOE).

President Releases a Disappointing Budget Request for Science

February 11, 2016/In: Funding, FY17 Appropriations /by Peter Harsha

President Obama on Tuesday released his final Budget Request to Congress, a $4.1 trillion request for FY 2017 that some in the science community have called “aspirational,” which might be a nice way of saying disappointingly unrealistic.

IT Research Remains a Priority in President’s FY12 Budget Request

February 14, 2011/In: Funding, FY12 Appropriations /by Peter Harsha

The President released his FY12 Budget Request to Congress this morning. We’ll take close-up looks at several of the key science agency budget requests as the day goes on, but here’s a first look at the overall picture. From the Analytical Perspectives on the Budget: The Administration recognizes the Government’s role in fostering scientific and […]