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May 17, 2012 3:19 PM |

U.S.-China Research Projects Draw Congressman's Ire

Rohrabacher questions U.S. spending on projects in China
May 16, 2012 3:02 PM |

House Panel Gives Controversial Biodefense Lab a Boost

Spending bill would also restore homeland security research funds
May 11, 2012 11:45 AM |

European Parliament Rebukes Three Regulatory Agencies

Lawmakers delay approving past expenditures
May 10, 2012 5:39 PM |

House Takes Pot Shots at Research and Ocean Policy

Spending bill hits programs at NSF and Census Bureau
May 8, 2012 3:11 PM |

U.S. White House Threatens Veto Over NOAA, NASA Funding

U.S. House of Representatives takes up spending bill today
May 2, 2012 4:14 PM |

Keeping an Eye on Earth Is Getting Harder

New NRC report says U.S. Earth observation system is declining rapidly
April 27, 2012 3:39 PM |

Is More Always Better?

White House wrestles with proposed congressional boosts to research
April 26, 2012 2:10 PM |

Spending Panels Back Boosts for NSF, NASA, NIST Programs

NSF and NASA got off to a strong start last week in the annual congressional budget race
April 25, 2012 6:09 PM |

Fusion Wins Big in House Spending Bill

Panel of lawmakers rejects plans to cut U.S. domestic fusion research
April 25, 2012 1:27 PM |

Wolf, OSTP Settle China Spat

Spending panel restores OSTP budget in return for new policy on collaborations
April 24, 2012 5:14 PM |

Senate Panel Preserves Energy Science, Boosts ARPA-E

Appropriators come closer than House to Obama's 2013 request
April 24, 2012 3:09 PM |

Congress Looks for Donors to Boost Agricultural Science

Senate version of Farm Bill reduces research grants and creates new foundation
April 20, 2012 5:35 PM |

No Love for NURP

NOAA's Undersea Research Program finds little favor with Senate
April 19, 2012 5:15 PM |

House Panel Would Protect Domestic Fusion Program

Spending bill reverses cuts in DOE's request for 2013
April 18, 2012 2:28 PM |

NIST's Numbers Continue to Rise

Agency fares well in initial House and Senate spending bills
April 18, 2012 1:18 PM |

House Panel Wants NASA to Plan Mars Sample Return

Mission to Jupiter moon would be next in line
April 18, 2012 12:44 PM |

House Bill Would Let NOAA Keep Satellites

Senate has proposed moving spacecraft to NASA
April 17, 2012 5:40 PM |

Senate Bill Good News for NASA Mars Missions

$5 billion mark above Obama Administration's request
April 17, 2012 5:25 PM |

Senate Panel Would Shake Up Satellite Program

NOAA's climate and weather satellites would move to NASA
April 17, 2012 5:10 PM |

NSF Budget Year Starts Out Well

Senate panel approves a 3.3% increase for 2013
April 3, 2012 6:24 PM |

Bigger-Than-Expected Budget Cuts Hit Spanish Scientists

Government announces a 25% funding cut
April 3, 2012 2:25 PM |

Greece May Not Be Able to Afford CERN

Spending ax could fall on either domestic or international programs
March 30, 2012 12:19 PM |

Canada Holds the Line on Research

Cuts to granting councils offset by targeted spending boosts
March 28, 2012 6:02 PM |

Senate Panel Questions NIH's 2013 Budget Plan

Appropriations panel chair concerned about source of Alzheimer's funding
March 21, 2012 4:23 PM |

White House Strikes Back at GOP Budget

OMB director projects massive research cuts under Ryan spending plan
March 20, 2012 5:42 PM |

House Lawmakers Grill NIH Leaders on 'Translational' Spending

Appropriations panel questions proposed budget, aims of new center
March 20, 2012 4:34 PM |

What's Missing in Ryan's Budget Plan

House Republicans gloss over research in 2013 proposal
March 19, 2012 1:46 PM |

India's Budget Plan Disappoints Scientists, Despite New Mission to Mars

NEW DELHI—The announcement of India's maiden mission to Mars is doing little to cheer Indian scientists disappointed with proposed spending increases for research in a new government budget plan....
March 16, 2012 3:28 PM |

Archeology, Wildlife Research Could Feel Dent From New Highway Bill

Less money, more competition. That's what archeologists, wildlife biologists, and wetlands scientists who have gotten funding from a little-known transportation program will face with shrinking federal support if a...
March 1, 2012 1:53 PM |

House Panel Pummels Holdren Over Cuts to NASA's Planetary Program

A proposed $300-million cut to NASA's planetary science budget threatens U.S. leadership in the field—and breaks a promise to the community, says a Democratic member of the House of...
February 28, 2012 3:52 PM |

Legislator Berates NSF for Rising Gas Prices

The National Science Foundation (NSF) likes to portray itself as the "engine of innovation" for the U.S. economy through its support of academic research. But much to the chagrin...
February 23, 2012 3:57 PM |

Kansas Veterinary Biosecurity Lab Trampled in Spending Plan

A flagship government biodefense laboratory set to be built in Kansas is facing critical funding troubles—in part because of fierce opposition from cattle ranchers the facility is supposed to...
February 23, 2012 3:54 PM |

Advocates Win 'Exceptional' Boost for Alzheimer's Research

The 2013 budget proposed by President Barack Obama last week would give the National Institutes of Health (NIH) not a penny more than it received this year. But the...
February 23, 2012 3:49 PM |

Bigger Contribution to ITER Erodes Domestic Fusion Program

To remain at the cutting edge, U.S. fusion researchers must participate in the huge international experiment called ITER being built in Cadarache, France. But to pay for ITER—which aims...
February 23, 2012 2:03 PM |

Scientists Decry Cuts That Would Doom ExoMars Missions

Next week, planetary scientists building instruments for a 2016 Mars mission called Trace Gas Orbiter will update a committee advising NASA on its Mars exploration program. But they'll also...
February 14, 2012 4:40 PM |

Obama's Budget Shuffles STEM Education Deck

The president's 2013 budget for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education programs at the Department of Education has a very familiar ring to science educators. That's the case...
February 14, 2012 3:21 PM |

Global Health Advocates Aren't Impressed With Budget Plan

The budget proposal unveiled yesterday by President Barack Obama is getting negative reviews from some public health advocates. In particular, they say the Global Health Initiative, which targets HIV/AIDS,...
February 14, 2012 2:53 PM |

Planned Kansas Biodefense Laboratory Over the Rainbow?

Four years ago, scientists and lawmakers in Kansas rejoiced when the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that it had chosen Manhattan, Kansas, as the site for a...
February 14, 2012 11:41 AM |

NSF Tops Research Agencies With a $340-Million Boost

Once again, the National Science Foundation's (NSF's) reputation as a jack-of-all-research has stood it in good stead with the man in the Oval Office. Yesterday, President Barack Obama proposed...
February 13, 2012 9:55 PM |

Exascale Computing Off to Slow Start in DOE Budget

Supercomputer scientists who were watching the release of the Obama Administration's budget closely to see if contained new pots of money for exascale science came away both pleased and disappointed.
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