Keith’s note: In June OMB issued new regulations which, if implemented, would gut the way that American science has been evaluated and conducted for the better part of a century. […]
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House Dems Respond to OMB Draft Grant Guidance
Keith’s Note: according to a press release/letter “Today, Science Democrats submitted a public comment to the docket of the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) proposed revisions to the Guidance […]
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NASA’s New Final Rule on Nondiscrimination
Keith’s note: NASA has just published “Final rule – Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs of NASA– Effectuation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964” in the Federal […]
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Let’s Destroy American Science
Keith’s note: The Federal Government recently issued “Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance” which, if implemented, would gut the way that American science has been evaluated and conducted for the better […]
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Congress Pushes Back on National Science Board Firings
Keith’s note: The recent firing of the entire National Science Board by the White House is not going down well in Congress. While the immediate impact is on NSF this […]
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Isaacman Letter To NASA On FY 2027 Budget
Keith’s note: The following note was sent to NASA employees by Jared Isaacman today: his take home quote: “I encourage the workforce to leave the politics for the politicians and […]
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NASA FY 2027 Budget Request: Moon Yes – Forget The Rest
Keith’ note: Today’s OMB FY 2027 budget request drop can be summarized (by me) as follows: ‘We’re on our way back to the Moon for the first time in half […]
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UCAR Files Lawsuit Against NSF, NOAA, OMB
Keith’s note: According to a statement “[University Corporation for Atmospheric Research] UCAR today filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Colorado against the U.S. […]
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Some SMD Activities Paused Pending OMB Guidance
Keith’s note: the following memo “Guidance to Limit Commitments in Advance of SMD Apportionment” was sent out yesterday to NASA center CFOs. Full memo below.
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Layoff Update
Keith’s note: A judge has halted the new round of layoffs during the Shutdown – but OMB has only just begun to lay people off. Or try to.