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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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The department’s budget request proposes a $1.1 billion cut to the Office of Science, similar to last year’s request.
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.
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