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House and Senate appropriators largely match the administration ’s topline request for the National Nuclear Security Administration for fiscal year 2022 but reject proposed cuts to weapons stockpile science programs while slashing funding for the Stockpile Responsiveness Program. (Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News)
Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News - August 20, 2021 Category: Physics Authors: mambrose Source Type: news
FY22 Budget Outlook: DOE Office of Science
The House and Senate both propose to increase funding for the Department of Energy ’s Office of Science in fiscal year 2022. While the proposed funding levels are similar to the amount requested by the administration, they fall well short of those recommended in recent House-passed legislation and could result in slower progress on certain projects. (Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News)
Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News - August 18, 2021 Category: Physics Authors: apeterson Source Type: news
Billions for R & D Included in Senate-Passed Infrastructure Bill and Reconciliation Blueprint
The Senate passed a bipartisan $1 trillion spending bill this week and the outline of a larger, Democrat-backed spending package. Together, the bills would provide tens of billions of dollars for R&D, technology demonstration projects, and research infrastructure over a multiyear period. (Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News)
Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News - August 13, 2021 Category: Physics Authors: aschwarber Source Type: news
Academies Panel to Consider Future of Revived DOE Low-Dose Radiation Program
The National Academies has kicked off development of a strategy for the Department of Energy ' s low-dose radiation research program. DOE terminated the program in 2016 but recently revived it at the behest of Congress. (Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News)
Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News - August 12, 2021 Category: Physics Authors: mambrose Source Type: news
House Hearing Airs Cases For and Against Semiconductor Funding Surge
At a recent House Intelligence Committee hearing, witnesses discussed ways the U.S. can address security and supply-chain vulnerabilities in the microelectronics industry. They also disagreed about the wisdom of the current congressional proposal to provide tens of billions of dollars to fund the manufacturing subsidies that were authorized in the CHIPS for America Act. (Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News)
Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News - August 10, 2021 Category: Physics Authors: wthomas Source Type: news
Biden ’s Picks for Key DOE Science Roles Face Senate Panel
Physical chemist Geri Richmond and soil scientist Asmeret Asefaw Berhe appeared before a Senate committee this week for a hearing on their nominations to assume the top two science jobs in the Department of Energy. Both nominees appear likely to secure Senate confirmation, despite the top committee Republican questioning Berhe ’s qualifications. (Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News)
Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News - August 6, 2021 Category: Physics Authors: apeterson Source Type: news
Commerce Department Dedicating $1 Billion to Spur ‘Regional Industry Clusters’
The Commerce Department ’s Economic Development Administration plans to allocate $1 billion in pandemic recovery funds to create or expand “regional industry clusters,” with a focus on technology development. Meanwhile, Congress is considering legislation to formally establish a regional innovation program of a simil ar scale within the department. (Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News)
Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News - August 4, 2021 Category: Physics Authors: aschwarber Source Type: news
DOE Gearing Up to Bring Equity Agenda to Energy Technology
As the Senate prepares to confirm Shalanda Baker as head of the Department of Energy ’s Office of Economic Impact and Diversity, the House Science Committee has taken an interest in how new energy justice policies can be implemented in the department’s R&D programs. (Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News)
Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News - July 29, 2021 Category: Physics Authors: aschwarber Source Type: news
Secretary of State Tony Blinken Sets Out Vision for Global Technology Diplomacy
Speaking at an international conference this month, Secretary of State Tony Blinken said the Biden administration is aiming to build networks of technology-oriented partnerships with other democracies and that he is planning to build up the State Department ’s ability to conduct “cyber and tech diplomacy.” (Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News)
Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News - July 28, 2021 Category: Physics Authors: apeterson Source Type: news
Science Committee Explores Roots of Interagency Radio Spectrum Fights
With telecommunications applications increasingly occupying radio spectrum bands close to those used for critical satellite-based weather monitoring and research, the House Science Committee is examining why federal agencies have had difficulty reconciling their spectrum-related interests. (Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News)
Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News - July 23, 2021 Category: Physics Authors: wthomas Source Type: news
Locascio Nominated to Return to NIST as Director
President Biden has nominated bioengineer Laurie Locascio to lead the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Locascio was a longtime employee of the agency who rose through the ranks to oversee all laboratory programs across its campuses in Maryland and Colorado. (Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News)
Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News - July 22, 2021 Category: Physics Authors: aschwarber Source Type: news
Lawmakers Seek to Strengthen Wildfire Science and Technology
The House Science Committee is preparing legislation that aims to expand federal wildfire science programs and improve uptake of research findings and technologies among firefighters. At a hearing held to inform the bill, wildfire experts identified gaps in federal wildfire response and advocated for improved interagency coordination and satellite monitoring technology. (Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News)
Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News - July 16, 2021 Category: Physics Authors: mambrose Source Type: news
Protests Growing Against Justice Department ’s China Initiative
Reps. Judy Chu (D-CA) and Jamie Raskin (D-MD) recently held a roundtable to highlight concerns that federal efforts to combat alleged attempts by the Chinese government to exploit the U.S. research system are leading to false accusations and racial profiling. (Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News)
Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News - July 15, 2021 Category: Physics Authors: wthomas Source Type: news
FY22 Budget Request: STEM Education
The Biden administration is requesting budget increases for many existing STEM education programs for fiscal year 2022 and several science agencies are proposing new activities aimed at diversifying both their own workforces and the broader STEM community. (Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News)
Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News - July 12, 2021 Category: Physics Authors: mambrose Source Type: news
Manchin Pitches Energy Technology Initiatives for Infrastructure Funding Bill
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chair Joe Manchin (D-WV) has proposed special infrastructure spending legislation that would provide billions of dollars in funding for R&D, demonstration projects, and other initiatives to promote emerging energy technologies. (Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News)
Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News - July 9, 2021 Category: Physics Authors: wthomas Source Type: news
