
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (center) speaks at a press conference announcing the takeover of the National Science Foundation’s headquarters by the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
HUD
NSF to be booted from headquarters, aims to stay in VA
The Department of Housing and Urban Development plans to take over the National Science Foundation’s headquarters building in Alexandria, Virginia, officials announced at a surprise press conference
Democrats in Congress were quick to criticize the move, with Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA)
DOD, NOAA, and NIST detail major proposed science cuts
The Trump administration is asking Congress to cut the Department of Defense’s basic research programs by 9% to $2.26 billion and its applied research programs by 8% to $5.7 billion for fiscal year 2026, according to new budget request documentation
The Commerce Department has also just finished posting its budget request documents,
Meanwhile, House appropriators are gearing up to advance their own science spending proposals. They have scheduled
$150 million for DOE AI R&D added to Senate reconciliation bill
Senate Republicans released the full text
Other portions of the bill relevant to R&D policy include tax breaks for private R&D and funding for a Golden Dome missile defense shield, similar to the House’s bill
AIP tool measures federal science workforce
The American Institute of Physics released an interactive tool
Also on our radar
- The Trump administration has cut subscriptions
- The Senate confirmed Paul Dabbar as deputy secretary of commerce last week on a vote largely split along party lines.
- Twenty-one states and the District of Columbia sued
- Republicans on the House Science Committee have asked GAO to assess
- NIH is reinstating hundreds of canceled grants and halting further grant terminations
All events are Eastern Time unless otherwise noted. Listings do not imply endorsement. Events beyond this week are listed on our website.
Monday, June 30
National Academies: The science and practice of team science, report release event
9:30 - 10:30 am
National Academies: Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal Standing Committee, meeting one
12:00 - 2:00 pm
Tuesday, July 1
National Academies: Workshop session on transformative science and technology for the Department of Defense: Synthetic biology for biomanufacturing and predictable engineering
8:30 am - 5:00 pm
National Academies: A vision for the Manufacturing USA Program in 2030 and 2035 meeting
12:00 - 1:30 pm
Wednesday, July 2
No events.
Thursday, July 3
No events.
Friday, July 4
Independence Day.
Monday, July 7
National Academies: Future directions for NSF’s advanced cyberinfrastructure, meeting seven
2:00 - 4:00 pm
House: Subcommittee markup of the Commerce-Justice-Science appropriations bill
5:30 pm, Appropriations Committee
House: Subcommittee markup of the Energy-Water appropriations bill
5:30 pm, Appropriations Committee
Deadlines indicated in parentheses. Newly added opportunities are marked with a diamond.
On April 15, the Trump administration extended
Job Openings
◆AAU: Editorial and communications assistant
◆AAAS: Engagement manager for SciLine
◆National Academies: Biotechnology regulatory fellowship program
◆Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI): Legislative correspondent, energy, space, and science policy
◆Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA): Energy and environment staffer
AIP: Editor for Physics Today magazine
ACS: Policy and regulation reporter, Chemical & Engineering News
RAND: Multiple AI policy and research positions
Solicitations
House Science Committee: Survey of individuals whose grants have been canceled
Grant Watch: Collection form for NSF grant cancellations
Grant Watch: Collection form for NIH grant cancellations
AAS: Grant cancellation survey
AAAS: Assessing the impacts of federal policies on the US STEMM community
APS: Survey collecting stories about the positive impact of federally funded research
NSF: RFI on the Higher Education Research and Development Survey
American Science Acceleration Project: RFI for the American Science Acceleration Project
State Department: RFC on J-1 visa waiver recommendation application
NIH: RFI on the NIH artificial intelligence strategy
◆National Academies: Assessing radiation exposure, health outcomes, and mitigation strategies for flight crewmembers: Call for experts
NSF: RFI on key technology focus areas for the Directorate for Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships
◆FCC: RFC on satellite spectrum abundance proposed rule
National Academies: Call for applications for the US-Africa Frontiers of Science, Engineering, and Medicine Symposium 2026
BIS: RFC on national security and critical technology assessments of the US industrial base
OSTP: RFI for the National Strategic Plan for Advanced Manufacturing
Know of an opportunity for scientists to engage in science policy? Email us at fyi@aip.org.
News and views currently in circulation. Links do not imply endorsement.
White House
White House: OSTP issues agency guidance for gold standard science
White House: It is possible to support science and hold it accountable at the same time
Chemical & Engineering News: Amid White House claims of a research ‘replication crisis,’ scientists offer solutions
E&E News: Implementation of Trump’s science executive order prioritizes AI
White House: 60+ organizations sign White House pledge to support America’s youth and invest in AI education
Washington Post: Trump administration is preparing to challenge budget law, US officials say
New York Times: In the quest to shrink NASA, Trump forgets national security
New York Times: Behind closed doors, Harvard officials debate a risky truce with Trump
Congress
House CCP Committee: Committee launches AI campaign with legislation to block CCP-linked AI from US government use
House Science Committee: Republicans seek answers to CCP-linked bioagent smuggling
Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA): Murray calls for Kennedy to reinstate fired ACIP members or delay meeting until new members appropriately vetted
Stat: Proposed cuts could have ‘catastrophic effect,’ 110 biomedical, health sciences industry leaders tell Congress
E&E News: House Republican to float tax incentives for rare earths
Science, Society, and the Economy
Nature: The economic effects of federal cuts to US science — in 24 graphs
The Daily: Breaking down the massive cuts to science funding
Nature: Can industry fill the gap left by US research funding cuts?
Wall Street Journal: Harvard is asking corporations to fill its federal funding gap
Stat: To tackle race in clinical guidelines, researchers seek alternatives to federal dollars
Stat: Private sector, philanthropy can’t replace Trump administration science cuts
Brookings: Attacks on R&D could hamper technological innovation
NSF: NSF invests $25.5M in research to drive new US manufacturing technologies and talent pipelines
Education and Workforce
New York Times: Grand jury indicts Russian scientist on smuggling charges
Chronicle of Higher Education: How Chinese college students have become political pawns, again
NBER: Funding the US scientific training ecosystem: New data, methods, and evidence
AFGE: Victory for working people as judge blocks Trump’s efforts to bust federal employee unions
Nature: Harvard vs Trump: What this epic battle means for science
Inside Higher Ed: Harvard Kennedy School’s plan B for international students
Stat: Eric Green was the first institute director forced out of NIH. He still hasn’t been told why
HPCwire: QED-C report outlines actions to strengthen quantum workforce pipeline
Research Management
Washington Post: DOGE loses control over government grants website, freeing up billions
New York Times: Johns Hopkins gets the most federal money, but now much of it is at risk
Science: Federal judge orders agencies to restore grants to University of California scientists
Nature: NIH-funded science must now be free to read instantly: what you should know
National Academies: Views on agenda items at issue at the World Radiocommunication Conference 2027
National Academies: Issues at the intersection of engineering and human rights: Proceedings of a symposium
National Academies: The science and practice of team science
Retraction Watch: In defense of direct replication studies (if they even need defending)
Labs and Facilities
E&E News: How Chris Wright is remaking the national labs
E&E News: Ernst pushes bill to sell DOE, USDA buildings
HPCwire: NIST names Shyam Sunder associate director for laboratory programs
CERN: Venice event brings future of particle physics into focus
Computing and Communications
Wall Street Journal: It’s known as ‘the list’—and it’s a secret file of AI geniuses
The Information: DeepSeek’s progress stalled by US export controls
MIT: Researchers present bold ideas for AI at MIT Generative AI Impact Consortium kickoff event
Nature: AI, peer review, and the human activity of science
Bloomberg: Promises to spend billions on US chip revival still depend on a fickle market
Bloomberg: China’s $50 billion chip fund switches tack to fight US curbs
GAO: Quantum computing: Leadership needed to coordinate cyber threat mitigation strategy
Space
SpaceNews: First Rubin Observatory images released amid concerns about budget cuts
NASA Watch: NASA planetary defense ignores Rubin Observatory’s asteroid-hunting abilities
Planetary Society: The Giant Magellan Telescope takes its next big step
AAS: Archiving astronomy education resources on the web
SpaceNews: Threatening the endless frontier of US science
Planetary Society: Save NASA Science Campaign progress report
Research Professional: ‘Reinforced’ R&I funding part of new EU vision for space
Weather, Climate, and Environment
E&E News: Trump admin scraps NOAA’s climate website
E&E News: Trump terminates satellite data considered crucial to storm forecasting
E&E News: US exports much of the world’s climate misinformation — report
E&E News: How Trump plans to use his limited budget authority to kill EPA grants
NPR: Trump administration considers a new way of extracting minerals in the Pacific Ocean
NBC News: Fired, rehired, and fired again, some NOAA employees get letters demanding money
AFGE: Oversight agency affirms worker complaints of safety issues at USDA research center
Energy
New York Times: How the US helped create Iran’s nuclear program
E&E News: DOE-led nuclear licensing gains traction under Trump
Power: DOE pilot program targets three nuclear test reactors for 2026 criticality under department authorization
Power: Deadline vs. deployment: Can US advanced reactors meet DOE’s 2026 criticality goal?
Power: Centrus completes 900-kg HALEU delivery to DOE in US Nuclear fuel enrichment milestone
American Nuclear Society: DOE extends Centrus’s HALEU production contract by one year
GAO: Nuclear waste cleanup: DOE needs to improve contractor oversight at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant
E&E News: DOE hydrogen hub program lacks adequate staff, risk controls — IG
Defense
Nature: Did the US really destroy Iran’s nuclear program?
NPR: Why America’s giant bunker-busting bombs may have failed to reach their target
Breaking Defense: Hegseth: ‘No one’s under there able to assess’ efficacy of US strike on Iranian facility
Politico: JD Vance said the Iran strikes set their nuclear program back ‘substantially.’ He’s wrong
SpacePolicyOnline: Sullivan, Cramer introduce Golden Dome Act
Inside Defense: Trump nominates Guetlein, whose career through US tech evolution leads to Golden Dome gig
SpaceNews: A strategy for peaceful Golden Dome development
SpaceNews: Pentagon to consider SpaceX alternative for Space Force satellite program
Biomedical
Axios: NIH grantees may face long wait for restored money
New York Times: Kennedy withdraws funding pledge to international vaccine agency
Stat: Trump’s pick to run CDC ratifies importance of vaccines as RFK Jr. moves to limit access
Nature: RFK Jr’s vaccine advisers vote down flu-shot ingredient — but back some jabs
The Guardian: RFK Jr’s vaccine panel recommends new RSV treatment for infants
Stat: We will not stay silent on vaccines, say leaders of five major US medical associations
Stat: WHO expert group fails to find a definitive answer for how COVID-19 began
The Guardian: The COVID ‘lab leak’ theory isn’t just a rightwing conspiracy – pretending that’s the case is bad for science
International Affairs
New York Times: America’s Trump-fueled brain drain benefits Canada
Wall Street Journal: Europe is recruiting academics disenchanted with America
France 24: US ‘science refugees’ arrive at French university after Trump spending cuts
Science|Business: G7 leaders set out new AI and quantum research agenda
Nature: Here’s why China’s science and innovation model is thriving
Bloomberg: China vows ‘forceful measures’ after Taiwan’s Huawei export curb
Research Professional: Trump administration axes UK university research projects
Science|Business: ERC makes bid to become a ‘permanent standalone’ EU body
Science|Business: Weizmann Institute missile strikes hit EU-funded research projects
AP: Israel killed at least 14 scientists in an unprecedented attack on Iran’s nuclear know-how
New York Times: Iran holds state funeral for military commanders and nuclear scientists