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Heliophysicist Nicky Fox Appointed to Lead NASA Science
As Nicky Fox takes over leadership of NASA's Science Mission Directorate from Thomas Zurbuchen, she inherits an ambitious project portfolio that is beginning to strain against resource limitations.wthomasThu, 03/23/2023 - 15:28 (Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News)
Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News - March 23, 2023 Category: Physics Authors: wthomas Source Type: news

NIST Research Reactor to Restart Following Two-Year Shutdown
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has cleared the National Institute of Standards and Technology to resume operating its research reactor, a major user facility for neutron-scattering experiments, ending an extended closure stemming from a February 2021 radiation incident.wthomasWed, 03/22/2023 - 14:18 (Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News)
Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News - March 22, 2023 Category: Physics Authors: wthomas Source Type: news

Science Committee Examines US Science and Technology Strategy
The House Science Committee opened the 118th Congress by examining how a national science and technology strategy could help address urgent challenges posed by competition with China and by climate change.mambroseTue, 03/21/2023 - 16:39 (Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News)
Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News - March 21, 2023 Category: Physics Authors: mambrose Source Type: news

FY24 Science Budget Proposals Coming Into Focus
Science agencies are releasing details of President Biden ’s fiscal year 2024 budget request, which prioritizes research related to emerging technologies and climate change and includes a new emphasis on fusion energy.mambroseThu, 03/16/2023 - 10:28 (Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News)
Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News - March 16, 2023 Category: Physics Authors: mambrose Source Type: news

FY23 Budget Outcomes: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration received only about a third of the 17% increase requested for its base budget for fiscal year 2023, but Congress has recently provided NOAA with more than $7 billion in supplemental appropriations.mambroseThu, 03/09/2023 - 09:01 (Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News)
Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News - March 9, 2023 Category: Physics Authors: mambrose Source Type: news

FY23 Budget Outcomes: US Geological Survey
The 7% budget increase USGS received for fiscal year 2023 will leave many activities proposed by the Biden administration without funding, including in climate change research and resilience. However, supplemental funding has allowed the agency to accelerate certain priority mapping initiatives.wthomasWed, 03/08/2023 - 13:46 (Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News)
Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News - March 8, 2023 Category: Physics Authors: wthomas Source Type: news

FY23 Budget Outcomes: National Institutes of Health
In its fiscal year 2023 appropriation, Congress formally authorized the Advanced Research Project Agency for Health and provided $1.5 billion for the new agency, a 50% increase. It also increased the National Institutes of Health ’s budget by 6% to $47.5 billion.apetersonWed, 03/08/2023 - 12:01 (Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News)
Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News - March 8, 2023 Category: Physics Authors: apeterson Source Type: news

FY23 Budget Outcomes: DOE Applied Energy R & D
FY23 Budget Outcomes: DOE Applied Energy R&DCongress provided increases in the range of 7% to 8% for the Department of Energy ’s three main applied energy R&D offices in fiscal year 2023 and the department is gearing up to distribute billions of dollars appropriated through the infrastructure law enacted in 2021.wthomasFri, 03/03/2023 - 10:18 (Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News)
Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News - March 3, 2023 Category: Physics Authors: wthomas Source Type: news

FY23 Budget Outcomes: National Nuclear Security Administration
The National Nuclear Security Administration ’s budget increased by $1.5 billion to $22.2 billion for fiscal year 2023, with most of the additional money allocated to plutonium infrastructure projects. Congress also provided significant budget increases for inertial confinement fusion and nuclear nonproliferation.mambroseWed, 03/01/2023 - 16:42 (Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News)
Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News - March 1, 2023 Category: Physics Authors: mambrose Source Type: news

FY23 Budget Outcomes: Department of Defense
Funding for Defense Department R&D, prototyping, and testing activities has continued along its recent steep upward trend and is now double its level six years ago. This year, budgets have significantly expanded for special innovation initiatives as well as priority R&D areas such as microelectronics and biomanufacturing.wthomasFri, 02/24/2023 - 16:31 (Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News)
Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News - February 24, 2023 Category: Physics Authors: wthomas Source Type: news

Study Sounds Alarm on Decaying NIST Facilities
A new National Academies report details the extensive degradation of facilities on the two main campuses of the National Institute of Standards and Technology. To resolve the situation, it endorses a plan to more than triple the agency ’s current construction and maintenance budget for more than a decade.wthomasFri, 02/17/2023 - 12:28 (Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News)
Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News - February 17, 2023 Category: Physics Authors: wthomas Source Type: news

FY23 Budget Outcomes: National Science Foundation
Congress raised the National Science Foundation ’s budget by 12% to $9.87 billion for fiscal year 2023, with a portion dedicated to implementing initiatives of the CHIPS and Science Act.mambroseThu, 02/09/2023 - 17:42 (Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News)
Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News - February 9, 2023 Category: Physics Authors: mambrose Source Type: news

FY23 Budget Outcomes: DOE Office of Science
Congress raised the budget for the Department of Energy ’s Office of Science by 8% to $8.1 billion for fiscal year 2023, double the request. Combined with a one-time boost last year from the Inflation Reduction Act, the office has been able to accelerate certain projects and initiatives across its portfolio.wthomasTue, 02/07/2023 - 15:25 (Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News)
Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News - February 7, 2023 Category: Physics Authors: wthomas Source Type: news

FY23 Budget Outcomes: NIST
The National Institute of Standards and Technology ’s base budget rose 16% to $1.24 billion for fiscal year 2023, not counting one-time supplemental funds and congressional earmarks. The agency is also administering billions of dollars the CHIPS and Science Act has provided for semiconductor manufacturing and R&D initiatives.wthomasFri, 02/03/2023 - 13:50 (Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News)
Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News - February 3, 2023 Category: Physics Authors: wthomas Source Type: news

FY23 Budget Outcomes: NASA
NASA ’s Science Mission Directorate received a 2% budget increase in fiscal year 2023, a small boost relative to other science agencies, and budgets are under strain across its portfolio.wthomasFri, 01/27/2023 - 16:37 (Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News)
Source: FYI: The AIP Bulletin of Science Policy News - January 27, 2023 Category: Physics Authors: wthomas Source Type: news