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Update Further Remarks on the Administration's Efforts to Destroy American Science. Where to Comment. [View all]
This is an update to my previous post on OMB changes to science funding, which I erroneously described as a "bill before Congress." It is instead an administration rule change; however Congress can act to prevent it.
It is this post: A Bill Before Congress to Put the Last Nail in the Coffin of American Science: Write Your Congressperson.
I received an email from the AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science).
Excerpts:
Dear Colleagues,
The U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) recently released a proposed rule that would have far-reaching consequences for the research and development model that has made America the world’s innovation leader for the past 80 years.
Putting budget analysts and political appointees in charge of deciding what merits scientific opportunity and how to spend federal research and development funds is an egregious example of overreach. If enacted, this rule would override federal agencies’ decision-making authority while weakening their independence. It would also undermine the scientific, merit-based peer-review system.
In the following video, AAAS CEO Sudip Parikh explains why this proposed rule is concerning and ways you can help. Take a look:
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/D8WTZttfjFQ?feature=share
In another email, the means to comment was given as follows:
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/29/2026-10817/regulation-for-federal-financial-assistance
This is a direct attack on science by ignorant politicians of the this incompetent administration.
The U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) recently released a proposed rule that would have far-reaching consequences for the research and development model that has made America the world’s innovation leader for the past 80 years.
Putting budget analysts and political appointees in charge of deciding what merits scientific opportunity and how to spend federal research and development funds is an egregious example of overreach. If enacted, this rule would override federal agencies’ decision-making authority while weakening their independence. It would also undermine the scientific, merit-based peer-review system.
In the following video, AAAS CEO Sudip Parikh explains why this proposed rule is concerning and ways you can help. Take a look:
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/D8WTZttfjFQ?feature=share
In another email, the means to comment was given as follows:
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/29/2026-10817/regulation-for-federal-financial-assistance
This is a direct attack on science by ignorant politicians of the this incompetent administration.
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