Funding

But the effort will require more money, which Congress may not give

President insists $1.9 billion is needed to protect the United States against the virus

What NSF funds … Brexit … Small Business Innovation Research program controversy … New overtime rule implications … Accelerating Science and Publication in biology … Working Life

Agency disputes charge that fleet has excess capacity as rationale behind spending cut

A new law from the U.S. Department of Labor regarding overtime will result in salary bumps for many

Academic and entrepreneurial communities battle over bills to boost the research set-aside for SBIR

Scientists are pleased there are apparently no further cuts

Despite crowdfunding flop, Swedish study to proceed

Senate axes ITER fusion project to grow other DOE research programs; House flat-lines them to keep ITER

Plenty of hurdles remain, however

Legislators take first step in altering the president’s 2017 budget request

Senate would cancel ITER spending, House would scale back clean energy funding

Frustrated with Congress, White House takes action

Representative John Culberson (R–TX) says agency should have flexibility to pursue “most promising” science

Researchers anticipate largesse, but new 5-year plan still opaque

Central government’s proposed budget boost is too little to repair crumbling infrastructure, observers contend