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Chemistry World May 7, 2015 Rebecca Trager	Travel policies restrict US government scientists attending conferences The American Chemical Society and the American Association for the Advancement of Science -- have expressed 'deep concerns' about the Obama administration's regulations and policies affecting the travel of US government scientists and their attendance at conferences.
Chemistry World January 17, 2014 Rebecca Trager	Mixed US budget news for research The US Congress has passed a budget for 2014 that reverses some of the automatic 'sequester' cuts that went into effect in March 2013 and increases the budgets of most science agencies.
Chemistry World August 9, 2011 Rebecca Trager	US debt deal is a mixed bag for researchers It has become clear that the news is mixed for US science agencies and the researchers who depend on their funding.
Chemistry World September 5, 2013 Rebecca Trager	Funding woes lead US scientists to consider moving overseas A new report paints a bleak picture of scientists conducting government funded research in the US. As many as 18% of US scientists questioned for the analysis are considering taking their research to another country.
Chemistry World January 28, 2011 Rebecca Trager	US cost savings must spare science, Obama says President Obama, in his January State of the Union speech, sought to calm concerns that major budget deficit reduction efforts will mean steep cuts for science agencies and researchers who depend on their grants.
Chemistry World November 17, 2010 Rebecca Trager	US science agencies poised for tough times Current political and economic conditions in the US could mean bad news for the nation's science agencies and the researchers.
Chemistry World May 5, 2015 Rebecca Trager	US budget outlook concerns White House The spending plan for the fiscal year 2016 proposed by Republicans in Congress could harm America's scientific enterprise.
Chemistry World April 15, 2011 Rebecca Trager	Delayed US budgets finally agreed The Obama administration says it no longer plans to keep the budgets of the key physical science agencies on a trajectory to double between 2006 and 2016, but it is still vowing to provide them with 'strong investments'.
Chemistry World November 11, 2008 Rebecca Trager	Chemical industry cautious about Obama presidency The chemical industry's guarded response to the election of Democrat Barack Obama as the 44th US president stands in stark contrast to the enthusiastic reception he received from chemists.
Chemistry World February 18, 2009 Rebecca Trager	Obama Signs Off on Billions of Dollars for Research US president Barack Obama has signed into law a massive economic stimulus bill that contains an extra $21.5 billion ( 15 billion) in federal research and development support, impressing the scientific community.
Chemistry World March 7, 2014 Rebecca Trager	Obama's proposed science budget disappoints US researchers and science advocates are expressing significant disappointment at funding proposals for research agencies in President Obama's budget request for 2015.
Chemistry World September 25, 2009 Rebecca Trager	US budget bears good news for chemistry President Obama's budget proposal for fiscal year 2010 - due to start 1 October - represents very good news for chemical science and for the general research community.
Chemistry World February 4, 2015 Rebecca Trager	Obama wants to boost R&D funding 6% in 2016 President Obama has outlined his ambition of growing R&D funding by 6%, to $146 billion in his 2016 budget proposal.
Chemistry World January 7, 2008 Rebecca Trager	US Science Budget Fails to Deliver Although the 2008 budget has proved disappointing to the US science community, a light is on the horizon.
Chemistry World October 1, 2013 Rebecca Trager	Oak Ridge lab plans voluntary layoffs for 10% of workers These reductions at Oak Ridge are driven by the pressures placed on federal R&D investment, including the across-the-board sequestration cuts.
Chemistry World November 17, 2009 Rebecca Trager	Nobel laureates appeal for open access In an open letter to United States lawmakers, 41 Nobel laureates endorse the Federal Research Public Access Act of 2009 for open access publishing
Chemistry World December 23, 2014 Rebecca Trager	US research agencies finally learn their fate US science agencies have finally received their 2015 budgets, more than two months after the start of the fiscal year, and the numbers drew a mixed response from science groups and the research lobby.
Information Today December 15, 2015	ACS Publishes New OA Journal The American Chemical Society announced ACS Omega, a new peer-reviewed, open access multidisciplinary journal.
National Defense May 2012 Berteau & Murdock	Defense Department Must Prepare for Deeper Budget Cuts The post-election bargaining over taxes and government spending will be intense and hard-fought. The Defense Department needs to make it clear to all the players what the real consequences for the nation's security are of ill-considered, deep cuts to a defense budget that is already on the decline.
National Defense July 2012 Lawrence P. Farrell Jr.	Sequestration Looming: Defense Should Be Prepared for All Possible Scenarios If no further legislative action is taken before January, the Budget Control Act directs a reduction of $97 billion in discretionary federal spending for fiscal year 2013. The calculations work out to $42 billion from domestic programs and $55 billion from defense.
National Defense July 2012 Sandra I. Erwin	Pentagon Contractors Reach New Levels of Frustration With Obama White House Over the past nine to 10 months, corporations have begun to lose confidence in government, and executives are faulting the president for not doing more to untangle the current morass that could leave many contractors sinking in the muck.
Chemistry World February 5, 2008 Rebecca Trager	Bush Budget Proposal Backs Physical Sciences US President George Bush wants to get the budget for physical sciences research back on track, but biomedical research could suffer in his budget proposals for 2009.
Chemistry World May 17, 2010 Rebecca Trager	Congress pulls bill to increase science budgets A political fight between Democrats and Republicans in the US Congress has derailed legislation authorising funding for basic research and innovation.
Chemistry World March 2, 2012 Rebecca Trager	Anti-open access bill suffers sudden death Legislation in the US Congress that would have stopped funding agencies stipulating that research they fund with taxpayer dollars be made publicly available has collapsed. The dramatic development could signal a pivotal shift in scientific publishing.
National Defense March 2012 Sandra I. Erwin	Pentagon Budget Cuts Are Only Prelude to Future 'Grand Bargain' Politicians and think tanks have been hyperventilating over the $487 billion budget cut that the Pentagon will have to make during the next decade.
National Defense February 2013 Lawrence P. Farrell Jr.	One Fiscal Cliff Down and Three More to Go The Congressional Budget Office has estimated that the legislation the president signed Jan. 2 would increase the deficit by nearly $4 trillion over the next 10 years. It is almost certain that defense will have to surrender additional revenue, perhaps another $10 billion to $20 billion per year.
Chemistry World August 18, 2015 Rebecca Trager	Cuban and US chemists hopeful amid warming relations Tensions between the US and Cuba have begun to thaw after 50 years. Scientists now have new opportunities to collaborate
National Defense August 2013 Lawrence P. Farrell Jr.	Can Washington Get Us Back on Track? The origins of the current fiscal and political crisis that is affecting the defense community can be traced back to the months following the 9/11 terrorist attacks when the United States began to gear up for two major wars.
Chemistry World March 14, 2008 Rebecca Trager	Tight us Budget Hits Chemistry Research The disappointing budgets allocated to US government science agencies are beginning to cut into chemistry.
Chemistry World September 27, 2010 Rebecca Trager	America's scientific lead remains on the brink An influential US National Academies committee that sounded an alarm five years ago about the precarious position of American leadership in science and technology has renewed its call to action.
Chemistry World October 2008	The chemistry vote The presidents of the American Chemical Society and the American Chemistry Council discuss their wishlists for the new administration
National Defense October 2012 Lawrence P. Farrell Jr.	Let's Face It: There Is No Shelter From the Fast Rising $$ Storm Defense faces a more than $50 billion reduction per year if sequestration is allowed to occur. Cuts through 2017 of 21 percent are less than the 35 percent reduction after the Cold War wound down, but sequester makes the cut totally arbitrary.
National Defense September 2012 Lawrence P. Farrell Jr.	Sequester Fight Continues as Details Emerge and SecDef Amps Up Rhetoric As the potential impact of sequestration begins to settle in -- and details of its impact begin to emerge -- Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is elevating his rhetoric.
Chemistry World January 22, 2008 Rebecca Trager	NIH Battles Publishers Over Open Access The NIH has published controversial new rules that is sparking a showdown with publishers, including the American Chemical Society.
BusinessWeek July 15, 2010 Ryan Donmoyer	Brinkmanship Over the Bush Tax Cuts High-income Americans could be the beneficiaries of a looming fight over whether to extend or let expire the Bush-era tax cuts.
Chemistry World January 23, 2015 Rebecca Trager	'Research bank' idea floated to support US science agencies A proposal to create a 'research bank' that would be administered by a public -- private partnership is being floated as a way to bolster US research agencies funding in times of austerity.
Chemistry World June 24, 2010 Rebecca Trager	US chemical society loses legal battle with software firm The American Chemical Society (ACS) is reeling after being stymied for a second time in its attempt to sue the Columbus, Ohio-based research software provider Leadscope for stealing its intellectual property. Now ACS will likely have to pay Leadscope.
National Defense August 2012 Lawrence P. Farrell Jr.	Support for U.S. Troops Should Always Rise Above Partisan Politics Heated debate continues over the impact of $1 trillion in automatic spending cuts to the federal budget that could begin next year.
National Defense September 2013 Sandra I. Erwin	Sequester Sinks In, Extent of Fallout Unknown After a chaotic 2013, when the Pentagon had to slash $37 billion between March and September, Defense Department accountants ought to be better prepared for the next round. That will be a $52 billion hit for the budget year that begins Oct. 1.
National Defense November 2012 Pankowski & Bradel	What to Tell Employees as Sequestration Looms Recently published guidance from the Department of Labor states that the WARN Act does not apply to hypothetical sequestration-related layoffs by government contractors.
Chemistry World October 16, 2014 Rebecca Trager	Cannabis chemists look for professional recognition The American Chemical Society is being petitioned to create a professional division for cannabis chemists to serve the needs of analytical chemists in the cannabis industry.
National Defense August 2015 Jon Harper	The Defense Budget Showdown Funding for the Defense Department in fiscal year 2016 remains clouded with uncertainty as President Barack Obama and the GOP continue to spar over the federal budget.
Chemistry World December 14, 2012 Rebecca Trager	US urged to rethink chemistry graduate education US chemistry graduate education needs an overhaul to address a possible glut of chemistry PhDs and other obstacles, according to a new report released by the American Chemical Society.
National Defense December 2015 Jon Harper	Despite Deal, More Budget Battles Loom Democrats and Republicans recently reached a bipartisan budget agreement that lifts sequestration caps on defense expenditures and avoids a government shutdown. But more fiscal fights lie ahead.
Reactive Reports Issue 55 David Bradley	Interview with Wendy Warr This well-known and well-respected expert in the field of chemical information creates online reports and opinions that are essential reading for chemists hoping to understand the changes in information that are currently underway.
Information Today June 6, 2005 Miriam A. Drake	A Cauldron Bubbles: PubChem and the American Chemical Society A freely accessible public database of chemical information, produced by a division of the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), is at the center of a controversy over publicly subsidized data competing with commercial information providers.
Information Today April 4, 2013	ACS Introduces ACS ChemWorx, a New Research Collaboration System Every step of the research process can now be performed within the secure and interoperable ACS ChemWorx environment.
Chemistry World August 30, 2011 Laura Howes	ACS aims to stimulate creation of 100,000 jobs The report, Innovation, chemistry and jobs, suggests that the ACS support chemistry entrepreneurship at the early 'just had an idea' stage to help develop the chemistry-based economy in the country.
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Chemistry World November 10, 2015 Rebecca Trager	Cannabis chemistry grows at the ACS A small but growing movement to establish a division for cannabis chemists within the American Chemical Society has scored a major victory with the establishment of a cannabis chemistry subdivision