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FYI Deep Dive: Research Security

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House Proposes Banning Federal Funds for Researchers with ‘Hostile’ Foreign Ties
October 24, 2025 03:48 PM
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Union Lawsuit Challenges NASA National Security Rebrand
October 23, 2025 03:37 PM
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‘Nearly Unmanageable’ Research Regulations Tackled by New Academies Report
An increasingly complex regulatory environment for federally funded research needs centralized oversight, a National Academies committee argues.
September 12, 2025 04:33 PM
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DOE Secretary Defends Cuts to National Labs while Suggesting Future Boost
Democrats and Republicans alike raised concerns about the Trump administration’s proposed cuts to lab research and staff at a recent hearing.
June 20, 2025 05:06 PM
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US to ‘Aggressively Revoke’ Visas Held by Chinese Students
The action is among a series of recent and anticipated clampdowns on academic exchanges with China.
May 30, 2025 03:39 PM
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State Department Poised to Close S&T Cooperation Office
International scientific collaboration agreements could face significant disruption or delay if plans to eliminate the office go forward.
May 07, 2025 04:25 PM

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Renewing Efforts to Suspend Testing and Reinforce Arms Control Initiatives Now (RESTRAIN) Act of 2025
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No Nuclear Testing Act of 2025
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Trump Order to ‘Start’ Nuclear Testing Raises Questions for DOE
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DOE to Build Nine New Supercomputers at National Labs
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Small Business R&D Programs Lapse
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September 23, 2025 02:35 PM

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Science Agencies Squeezed Under Budget Caps for FY24 and FY25
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Jared Isaacman
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NOV 06, 2025 – Renominated
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Joseph Jewell
Assistant Secretary of Defense for S&T
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OCT 28, 2025 – Nomination hearing
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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Assistant Secretary for the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
DOE Applied Energy Offices
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Neil Jacobs
Administrator
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
OCT 07, 2025 – Confirmed en bloc by 51-47 vote
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U.S. Geological Survey
OCT 07, 2025 – Confirmed en bloc by 51-47 vote
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National Nuclear Security Administration
OCT 07, 2025 – Nomination hearing
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Thomas DiNanno
Assistant Secretary for International Security and Nonproliferation
State Department
OCT 07, 2025 – Confirmed by the Senate via bloc vote 51-47
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Arvind Raman
Director
National Institute of Standards and Technology
OCT 02, 2025 – Nominated