…CHIPS and Science-mandated research security programs placing additional pressure on other scientific activities. Research security compliance costs are overwhelmingly treated by the government as mandatory expenditures, while (confoundingly) the cost…
…metascience Several attendees emphasized the value of experimenting with new forms of scientific organization and funding. This included support for focused research organizations (FROs), metascience initiatives studying how science is…
…Congress and DOE could consider is the CHIPS and Science Act’s Regional Technology and Innovation Hubs and NSF Engines. These programs had a much lower level of ambition, providing awards…
…was the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which, in combination with severe budget and personnel cuts in government-funded science and technology research and development, will likely result…
…This level of investment is significant and would signal congressional support for the bioeconomy that goes beyond that seen in CHIPS and Science Act and the Inflation Reduction Act of…