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FY21 Budget Outlook: National Nuclear Security Administration
The Trump administration ’s proposed budget surge for the National Nuclear Security Administration is facing headwinds in Congress, with Democrats increasingly questioning the scope and pace of its plans to modernize the U.S. nuclear weapons enterprise. (Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News)
Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News - October 29, 2020 Category: Physics Authors: mambrose Source Type: news

FY21 Budget Outlook: DOE Applied Energy
The House proposes mostly flat funding for the Department of Energy ’s applied R&D programs for fiscal year 2021, though it would provide additional funds through an expansive “emergency” economic stimulus package. The Senate has not released its proposals. (Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News)
Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News - October 28, 2020 Category: Physics Authors: apeterson Source Type: news

FY21 Budget Outlook: U.S. Geological Survey
The House continues to reject the Trump administration ’s calls for steep budget cuts to the U.S. Geological Survey, while partially accepting its proposal to restructure the agency’s mission areas. (Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News)
Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News - October 23, 2020 Category: Physics Authors: mambrose Source Type: news

FY21 Budget Outlook: National Institute of Standards and Technology
The House is proposing to expand the National Institute of Standards and Technology ’s research budget by 5%, emphasizing work in artificial intelligence and quantum information science. (Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News)
Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News - October 21, 2020 Category: Physics Authors: aschwarber Source Type: news

FY21 Budget Outlook: NASA
Although the Trump administration is once again seeking to cancel several projects in NASA ’s science portfolio, Congress appears likely to continue funding for them. However, the agency is waiting for lawmakers to decide whether to provide billions in additional dollars needed to meet the administration’s marquee goal of landing astronauts on the Moon in 2024. (Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News)
Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News - October 20, 2020 Category: Physics Authors: wthomas Source Type: news

FY21 Budget Outlook: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The House is seeking to significantly expand weather and climate research programs at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for fiscal year 2021, while the Senate has not released its proposals. (Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News)
Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News - October 15, 2020 Category: Physics Authors: aschwarber Source Type: news

House Stakes Out Energy R & D Priorities With Major Policy Bill
The House passed a  sweeping energy policy reform package last month that includes expansive new direction to the Department of Energy’s applied R&D programs and recommends significant funding increases for renewable energy, fission and fusion energy, and carbon capture. (Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News)
Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News - October 13, 2020 Category: Physics Authors: apeterson Source Type: news

FY21 Budget Outlook: DOE Office of Science
As Congress negotiates appropriations for fiscal year 2021, the House has proposed a marginal increase in the budget for the Department of Energy Office of Science while the Senate has not made any counterpart proposal public. House Democrats have also put forward an expansive package of “emergency” economic stimulus spending. (Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News)
Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News - October 9, 2020 Category: Physics Authors: wthomas Source Type: news

FY21 Budget Outlook: National Science Foundation
The House is proposing to increase the National Science Foundation ’s budget by 3% to $8.5 billion for fiscal year 2021, expanding research and education programs while maintaining level funding for major construction. (Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News)
Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News - October 7, 2020 Category: Physics Authors: aschwarber Source Type: news

FY21 House Appropriations Bill: National Science Foundation
The House is proposing to increase the National Science Foundation ’s budget by 3% to $8.5 billion for fiscal year 2021, expanding research and education programs while maintaining level funding for major construction. (Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News)
Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News - October 7, 2020 Category: Physics Authors: aschwarber Source Type: news

FY21 Begins With Stopgap Budget and Stalled COVID Relief
Congress has punted decisions about the annual federal budget to Dec. 11 and remains at an impasse over proposed coronavirus recovery measures, which include supplemental funds for science agencies. (Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News)
Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News - October 5, 2020 Category: Physics Authors: mambrose Source Type: news

DOE Urged to Prepare for Oak Ridge Research Reactor Overhaul
An advisory panel has recommended that the Department of Energy immediately begin preparing to replace the pressure vessel of the High Flux Isotope Reactor and convert the facility to use low-enriched uranium fuel. It also recommends commencing studies that could lead to a new research reactor. (Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News)
Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News - October 1, 2020 Category: Physics Authors: wthomas Source Type: news

Space Weather Preparedness Bill Clears Congress
Congress passed bipartisan legislation last week that delineates federal agency responsibilities for monitoring and anticipating the consequences of solar storms. (Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News)
Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News - September 25, 2020 Category: Physics Authors: aschwarber Source Type: news

FY21 NDAA: Environmental Resilience, STEM Workforce, and Defense Research Proposals
The House and Senate versions of the fiscal year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act continue multi-year efforts to address national security risks related to climate change, bolster and diversify the defense STEM workforce, and increase defense labs ’ ability to collaborate and innovate. (Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News)
Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News - September 22, 2020 Category: Physics Authors: wthomas Source Type: news

Universities Make Case for Pandemic Relief Funds
University representatives detailed pandemic-driven financial losses and other challenges facing their institutions to the House Science Committee, which is working to build support for research recovery legislation. (Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News)
Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News - September 18, 2020 Category: Physics Authors: aschwarber Source Type: news