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FYI Deep Dive: Research Security
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Where the Trump administration has and has not stuck to the conservative policy blueprint
Agency representatives said implementing research security requirements has not been hindered by Trump administration cuts.
Provisions on research security, grant policies, indirect cost rates, and more are packed into the latest version of the NDAA.
Higher ed associations are protesting the policy’s “enormously broad definitions” and disclosure requirements.
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Agency Highlights: Department of Energy
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If it becomes law, the compromise bill would end a nearly six-month lapse in solicitations and annual funding.
The Department of Energy’s Office of Science is being ‘realigned’ following a broader restructuring of the agency.
The Department of Energy has already cut mentions of the ALARA principle amid a larger push by the White House to change radiation regulations.
The head of the initiative emphasized the importance of data scaling and adding computational power in remarks at Brookhaven National Lab.
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Nomination approved by committee by 23-5 vote
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Confirmed by 46-43 vote
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