science and technology
OMB asks agencies to focus on science and technology in 2011
We might see more government funding directed at science and technology in federal agency budgets for 2011. According to NextGov (Aug. 5), the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) have told agencies to direct more spending to S&T in their 2011 budgets (being drafted now for [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )DOE has $39 billion in stimulus dollars and $100 billion in requests
The recent issue of Innnovation reports that the US Department of Energy has received applications for $100 billion worth of stimulus funds, against the $39 billion the agency has available to grant. The agency expects the intense competition for funds will ensure that only the best ideas will get funded. Most of the funding opportunities [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )178 Organizations Urge Quick Science Advisor Appointment
178 science, academic, and business organizations have sent letters to both Senator McCain and Senator Obama, urging the appointment of a White House cabinet-level science advisor by Inauguration Day. The letters state:
The next President of the United States will face a wide range of domestic and international challenges, from financial and regulatory reform to healthcare [...]
NAS Calls for (almost) Immediate Appointment of Presidential Science Advisor
“The concerns of the nation regarding jobs and economic growth,
health care, national security, energy, and the environment demand
informed action. And each of these concerns, from national security,
economic development, health care, and the environment, to
education, energy, and natural resources, is touched in essential ways
by the nation’s science and technology enterprise.”
The National [...]
