The Department of Energy is seeking input on “Energy Education and Workforce Development.” The White House announced a summary of changes to the export control system. A NASA reauthorization bill was passed by the Senate. The Secretary of Energy Advisory Board was reestablished. NIST announced a realignment of its laboratories.
A new report presents the findings of five workshops that met a year ago at a symposium sponsored by the Department of Energy’s Office of High Energy Physics. The report will serve as a foundation for a technology R&D strategic plan that will be developed by DOE’s Office of Science.
A new report recommends priorities for space- and ground-based astronomy and astrophysics for NASA, the National Science Foundation, and the Department of Energy.
Total funding for DOD’s basic research, applied research, and advanced technology development programs would decline 4.8 percent under this bill. Basic research funding would increase 9.3 percent.
The importance of STEM education and a series of conclusions and recommendations for improving how the nation’s students are taught are the focus of this report from the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology.
With few exceptions, current levels of funding will continue until December 3 under a bill passed by Congress. One exception was $624 million in additional funding for the National Nuclear Security Administration for programs related to the new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty.
Richard M. Jones
Media and Government Relations Division
American Institute of Physics rjones@aip.org
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