FYI 2012 Bulletins

Number 148: December 21, 2012 PCAST Issues Important Report on U.S. Research Enterprise
Number 147: December 19, 2012 Science Committee Examines US Antarctic Program
Number 146: December 14, 2012 Congressional Critic of Administration’s Mars Exploration Program Applauds Mission Announcement
Number 145: December 11, 2012 FY 2013 Defense Authorization Bill: Mission and Oversight of the National Nuclear Security Administration
Number 144: December 10, 2012 FY 2013 Defense Authorization Bill: Critical Materials
Number 143: December 7, 2012 Cautious Optimism for Passage of Medical Isotope Legislation
Number 142: December 6, 2012 STEM Visa Bill Passes House; Stopped in Senate
Number 141: November 30, 2012 New Chairman for House Science, Space, and Technology Committee
Number 140: November 29, 2012 National Academies Review the Manufacturing-Related Programs at the National Institute of Standards and Technology
Number 139: November21, 2012 Update: U.S. Helium Program and U.S. Production of Molybdenum-99
Number 138: November 19, 2012 An Update on Actions Affecting Spending for Science Conferences
Number 137: November 16, 2012 Congeniality and Collaboration: Senate Hearing on New Leadership at the NRC
Number 136: November 15, 2012 President Obama on Outlook for Climate Change Action
Number 135: November 9, 2012 Tough Questions on Weapons Lab Security Breach at House Hearing
Number 134: November 6, 2012 Subcommittee Questions National Weather Service on Management of Funding
Number 133: November 2, 2012 Forward Step: Senate Bill on Nuclear Waste
Number 132: October 23, 2012 Study Requested on Regulatory Burdens Faced by Research Universities
Number 131: October 19, 2012 Looking Ahead: Senate Hearing on Moving Beyond Low Earth Orbit
Number 130: October 12, 2012 New Threat to American Competiveness Discussed at Senate Hearing
Number 129: October 10, 2012 Top Democrat on Appropriations Committee Outlines Impacts on R&D from Funding Cuts
Number 128: October 10, 2012 National Academies Releases Report on Discipline-Based Education Research
Number 127: October 8, 2012 Immigration Discussions Surrounding the Science, Engineering, Technology, and Math Workforce
Number 126: October 5, 2012 Update on Automatic Budget Cuts to Federal R&D
Number 125: September 28, 2012 President Signs Bill Extending Federal Funding for Six Months
Number 124: September 28, 2012 House Science Committee Discusses Developments in NASA's Commercial Crew Acquisition Strategy
Number 123: September 27, 2012 FY 2013 Senate Appropriations Bill for USGS
Number 122: September 24, 2012 Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee Examines NASA's Development of the Space Launch System and Orion Crew Capsule
Number 121: September 21, 2012 OMB Releases Report on Automatic Budget Cuts
Number 120: September 17, 2012 Decadal Report on Solar and Space Physics
Number 119: September 14, 2012 Report on Challenges and Opportunities Facing Nuclear Energy
Number 118: September 13, 2012 New Report on Optics and Photonics
Number 117: September 11, 2012 AIP State Department Fellowship
Number 116: August 7, 2012, 2012 White House Announces Plans to Create a National Science, Math, Technology, and Engineering Master Teacher Corps
Number 115: September 7, 2012 Presidential Candidates Respond to Science Questions
Number 114: August 31, 2012 Decadal Report on Nuclear Physics
Number 113: August 30, 2012 Research and Science Education Subcommittee Discusses Business-Research University Partnerships
Number 112: August 28, 2012 FY 2013 Senate Defense Appropriations Bill: Science and Technology Programs
Number 111: August 24, 2012 House Energy and Commerce Committee Examines Nuclear Regulatory Commission Governance
Number 110: August 24, 2012 Physics Societies Call for Action to Avoid Automatic Federal Budget Cuts
Number 109: August 16, 2012 White House Releases Report on Advanced Manufacturing
Number 108: August 9, 2012 Science Societies and State Department Establish a Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Expert Partnership
Number 107: August 6, 2012 Agreement to Continue Federal Funding through March 2013 (Seems) Assured
Number 106: August 1, 2012 Sobering Budget Outlook for Nuclear Physics Research
Number 105: July 27, 2012 House Hearing on Helium Supply
Number 104: July 27, 2012 Physics Community Supports Amendment to Legislation on Critical Minerals
Number 103: July 20, 2012 House Armed Services Committee Reviews NNSA Management
Number : July 20, 2012 Subcommittee Examines NASA Derived Technology Transfer Activities
Number 101: July 20, 2012 An Update on the Nation's Weather Satellite Program
Number 100: July 20, 2012 FY 2013 House Appropriations Committee’s Recommendations for USGS
Number 99: July 12, 2012 Research and Science Education Subcommittee Examines Challenges Faced by Research Universities
Number 98: July 12, 2012 DOE User Facilities Praised at House Science Committee Hearing
Number 97: July 6, 2012 Developments in Washington Regarding Helium and Critical Isotopes
Number 96: July 6, 2012 National Academies Releases Report on Research Universities
Number 95: June 29, 2012 Holdren on Administration’s S&T Policies
Number 94: June 29, 2012 Amendment to Restore $51 Million to Math and Science Partnership Program Passed
Number 93: June 26, 2012 FY 2013 Senate Appropriations Committee Recommendation for National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering
Number 92: June 26, 2012 FY 2013 House Defense Appropriations Bill: Science and Technology Programs
Number 91: June 26, 2012 Recent NSF Activity on Merit Review
Number 90: June 21, 2012 Senate Defense Authorization Bill: Report Language on National Ignition Facility
Number 89: June 21, 2012 Senate Defense Authorization Bill: Funding for S&T Programs
Number 88: June 19, 2012 Making Hard Choices: OMB and OSTP Issue Guidance to Agencies on Formulation of FY 2014 Budget Requests
Number 87: June 18, 2012 Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Hears About the Role of Government in Energy Innovation
Number : June 15, 2012 Letter Urges Senate to Reject Attempts to Reduce FY 2013 NSF Funding
Number 85: June 15, 2012 House Votes Against Proposed Cut in FY 2013 Nuclear Weapons Technology Funding
Number 84: June 14, 2012 Amendment on Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation Account Funding Defeated
Number 83: June 13, 2012 House Rejects Move to Increase FY 2013 ARPA-E Funding
Number 82: June 12, 2012 Sending a Message: House Action on Yucca Mountain
Number 81: June 11, 2012 Unsuccessful House Amendment to Transfer Funding from DOE Energy Program to Office of Science
Number 80: June 8, 2012 House Discussion on National Ignition Facility
Number 79: June 7, 2012 House Defense Authorization Bill on National Ignition Facility
Number 78: June 4, 2012 Obama Administration Comments on FY 2013 DOE Funding Bill
Number 77: May 31, 2012 House Defense Authorization Bill Recommends Reduced Funding for S&T Programs
Number 76: May 30, 2012 Reaction to Successful Flight of Commercial Cargo Space Craft to Space Station
Number 75: May 25, 2012 Subcommittee on Research and Science Education Holds Hearing to Examine Spending at the National Science Foundation
Number 74: May 25, 2012 FY 2013 NSF Political Science Research Funding Eliminated by House
Number 73: May 24, 2012 House Votes to Eliminate Funding for NSF Climate Change Education Program
Number 72: May 24, 2012 House Rejects Amendment to Cut $10 Million from FY 2013 Funding for Mars Program
Number 71: May 23, 2012 House Rejects Move to Cut $1.2 Billion from FY 2013 NSF Appropriation
Number 70: May 23, 2012 From the Floor: House Considers FY 2013 Bill Funding NASA, NIST and NSF
Number 69: May 22, 2012 Subcommittee on Research and Science Education Examines the Planning and Management of NSF Research Facilities
Number 68: May 17, 2012 FY 2013 Appropriations Committee Reports: Nuclear Waste Provisions
Number 67: May 15, 2012 FY 2013 Appropriations Committee Reports: National Nuclear Security Administration
Number 66: May 11, 2012 FY 2013 Appropriations Committee Reports: National Institute of Standards and Technology
Number 65: May 11, 2012 House Energy and Commerce Committee Reviews Budget and Spending at the Department of Energy
Number 64: May 11, 2012 FY 2013 Appropriations Committee Reports: NASA
Number 63: May 8, 2012 FY 2013 Appropriations Committee Reports: National Science Foundation
Number 62: May 8, 2012 FY 2013 Appropriations Committee Reports: Department of Energy Office of Science
Number 61: May 7, 2012 AIP Endorses Letter Urging Congress to Consider STEM Education a National Priority
Number 60: May 2, 2012 Optical Society of America CEO Testifies on Importance of NSF and NIST to US Economic Prosperity
Number 59: April 30, 2012 Senate Committee Holds Hearing on Worker Training and Job Programs
Number 58: April 30, 2012 Georgetown University Releases Two Reports on College Majors
Number 57: April 26, 2012 White House Council Issues Report on Public Access
Number 56: April 24, 2012 Coalition for National Security Research Issues FY 2013 Funding Statement
Number 55: April 27, 2012 Senate Appropriations Subcommittee Approves FY 2013 DOE Funding Bill
Number 54: April 20, 2012 First Information: FY 2013 Funding for NSF, NASA and NIST
Number 53: April 20, 2012 First Information: FY 2013 Funding for the Department of Energy
Number 52: April 13, 2012 American Astronomical Society President Testifies Before House Appropriators
Number 51: April 13, 2012 Key Congressional Hearings on FY 2013 NASA Budget Request
Number 50: April 13, 2012 Science Committee Holds Hearing to Review Plans for the International Space Station
Number 49: April 12, 2012 House Science Subcommittee Examines Public Access to Research
Number 48: April 10, 2012 Office of Science and Technology Policy Unveils Big Data Initiative
Number 47: April 9, 2012 GAO Assesses the Research Prioritization Process at the Department of Energy Office of Science
Number 46: April 2, 2012 Senate Committee Discusses Investments in Research and Development
Number 45: March 26, 2012 Energy Secretary Chu Appears Before Senate Appropriators
Number 44: March 26, 2012 Senate Committee Holds Hearing on American Competitiveness and Public Education
Number 43: March 21, 2012 Skeptical Appropriators Question FY 2013 DOE Office of Science Budget Request
Number 42: March 19, 2012 NSF Major Research Equipment and Facilities Management Discussed in House Science Committee Hearing
Number 41: March 19, 2012 Defense Basic Research Program: Report from Defense Science Board and House Hearing
Number 40: March 15, 2012 House Science Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation Reviews NIST FY 2013 Budget Request
Number 39: March 15, 2012 “Burning Platform”: NNSA Administrator Thomas D’Agostino on FY 2013 Budget Request
Number 38: March 12, 2012 House Hearings on FY 2013 National Science Foundation Budget Request
Number 37: March 8, 2012 House Science Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight Holds Hearing on a Review of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy
Number 36: March 7, 2012 House Appropriators and Authorizers Review FY 2013 DOE Request
Number 35: March 2, 2012 OSTP Director Holdren Testifies Before Key House Appropriators
Number 34: March 2, 2012 House Education and Workforce Committee Holds Hearing and Markup on Bills Reauthorizing the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
Number 33: March 2, 2012 AIP Endorses STEM Education Coalition Letter Regarding Science Education in the Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
Number 32: March 1, 2012 House Armed Services Subcommittee Examines Management of National Security Labs
Number 31: February 24, 2012 AIP Takes Action on Bill Requiring Disclosure of Proposals and Peer Reviewers
Number 30: February 24, 2012 OSTP Director John Holdren on FY 2013 S&T Budget Request
Number 29: February 17, 2012 FY 2013 Request for the US Geological Survey
Number 28: February 17, 2012 FY 2012 STEM Education Budget Request
Number 27: February 17, 2012 FY 2013 Request for National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering
Number 26: February 16, 2012 FY 2013 Request for National Institute of Standards and Technology
Number 25: February 16, 2012 FY 2013 Request for National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Number 24: February 15, 2012 FY 2013 Request for Defense Science and Technology Programs
Number 23: February 15, 2012 FY 2013 National Science Foundation Budget Request
Number 22: February 15, 2012 FY 2013 Request for National Nuclear Security Administration
Number 21: February 15, 2012 FY 2013 Request for DOE Office of Science and ARPA-E
Number 20: February 14, 2012 FY 2013 Request would Maintain but Delay NSF, DOE Science, and NIST Budget Doubling
Number 19: February 14, 2012 President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology Release Report Outlining Undergraduate Education Initiative
Number 18: February 10, 2012 Congressional Hearings on Blue Ribbon Commission on America’s Nuclear Future
Number 17: February 8, 2012 President Obama Invites Science Competition Winners to the White House
Number 16: February 7, 2012 Additional Insights from the Indicators
Number 15: February 6, 2012 Important Numbers - Physical Sciences Funding: 1989 to 2009
Number 14: February 3, 2012 “Science and Engineering Indicators 2012” Released
Number 13: February 3, 2012 Department of Commerce Releases Competitiveness and Innovation Report
Number 12: February 1, 2012 Science Committee Hearing on Energy Critical Elements
Number 11: January 30, 2012 PCAST Briefed on Science and Technology Activities and a New Report on US Competitiveness
Number 10: January 27, 2012 Defense Secretary Panetta: FY 2013 Budget Request Protects Science and Technology Programs
Number 9: January 25, 2012 Science and Technology in the State of the Union
Number 8: January 20, 2012 Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight of the House Science Committee hears an Update on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
Number 7: January 19, 2012 House and Senate Calendars for 2012
Number 6: January 17, 2012 House Science Committee Hearing Highlights Concerns About Webb Space Telescope
Number 5: January 9, 2012 Letter to House Leadership Seeks Changes in “Troubling Provisions” of GRANT Act
Number 4: January 4, 2012 Georgetown University’s Center for Education and the Workforce Issues STEM Education Report
Number 3: January 6, 2012 2011 in Review: Policy and Budget Highlights from FYI
Number 2: January 6, 2012 Of Note: Selected Quotations from FYI in 2011
Number 1: January 4, 2012 Final Outcome: FY 2012 Appropriations