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Chemistry World December 24, 2015 Rebecca Trager	US research agencies finally get their new budgets The US fiscal year 2016 appropriations, signed by President Obama on 18 December, provide $148.6 billion for federal research and development, an increase of 8.1% above current levels
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 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 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 2, 2010 Rebecca Trager	Science shines in Obama's budget proposal US science agencies would fare quite well under President Obama's newly unveiled budget proposal for fiscal year 2011, despite his plan to reduce the nation's trillion-dollar deficit by freezing non-defence discretionary spending.
Chemistry World October 3, 2008 Rebecca Trager	US science agencies see budgets dip The outlook is discouraging for chemistry and for science overall.
Chemistry World February 1, 2013 Rebecca Trager	Duplicate grants could be costing US science agencies millions The US's premiere science agencies may be inadvertently awarding tens of millions of dollars to scientists who submitted the same grant proposal multiple times and accepted duplicate funding.
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 July 1, 2008 Rebecca Trager	US research agencies get extra millions The US research community has won an extra $400 million for four science agencies, after successfully arguing that the nation's scientific enterprise is in a state of emergency.
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 January 6, 2011 Rebecca Trager	Obama moves to protect research agency budgets President Obama has signed legislation to enable key US physical science agencies to enjoy consistent budget boosts over the next several years.
Chemistry World June 2, 2015 Rebecca Trager	NIH-funded principal investigators fell sharply in 2010 A former senior leader at the US National Institutes of Health has found what he calls a 'startling' decline in the number of principal investigators funded by the agency from between 2010 and the present day.
Chemistry World December 5, 2014 Rebecca Trager	Physicist turned politician to head AAAS Retiring US congressman Rush Holt, who happens to have a physics PhD, prepares to become the next chief executive officer of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Funding for government science agencies is on his radar screen.
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.
Geotimes February 2005	Budget battles For the first time in 13 years, Congress has cut the budget of the National Science Foundation (NSF), decreasing the federal agency's operating budget by 1.9 percent from 2004 levels.
Chemistry World October 15, 2014 Rebecca Trager	Quotas proposed to back younger US researchers A US politician's plans to introduce quotas to ensure that the National Institutes of Health's grants go to younger researchers is receiving opposition from somewhat surprising quarters -- science advocacy groups.
Geotimes February 2005 Katie Donnelly	For Starters: Lame Duck Science and technology research and development did not escape the chopping block. The National Science Foundation received a 1.9 percent cut from last year -- the first cut to the agency in 13 years.
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 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 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.
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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 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 October 4, 2013 Rebecca Trager	US government shutdown hits science, chemical industry Researchers working at American universities and agencies are reeling after the US government shutdown on 1 October. The chemical industry has not escaped the effects of the political spat either.
Geotimes August 2004 Emily Lehr Wallace	Budget Procrastination If the average American were aware enough of the budget process to be outraged by this governance via procrastination, perhaps the Congress would get the message and perform one of their central duties in an efficient and timely manner.
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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.
Reason Aug/Sep 2009 Radley Balko	Unaccountable Obama: So much for transparency "Transparency and the rule of law will be the touchstones of this presidency," Barack Obama promised during his campaign for the White House.
Chemistry World January 19, 2015 Rebecca Trager	NIH institute looks to end funding monopolies An institute of the US National Institutes of Health, which supports basic research, including chemistry, has put forward new guidelines aimed at spreading the wealth around and ensuring that funding isn't concentrated in the hands of a few researchers.
Information Today March 17, 2015 Richard Huffine	Distinctions Emerge in U.S. Government Plans for Expanding Access to Research Research funded by the U.S. government is finally going to be available for anyone to read and cite, based on plans laid out by the agencies that administer the funding
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National Defense November 2007 Sandra I. Erwin	Defense Department Should Refocus Technology Spending, Experts Warn Investments in technology tend to miss the mark and do little to enhance the United States' competitive standing as a high-tech powerhouse, said Pentagon advisors and outside analysts.
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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.
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Chemistry World April 21, 2015 Fiona Case	Gender bias in US research funding investigated At the request of three Congresswomen the US Government Accountability Office has launched an investigation into whether gender bias is influencing the awarding of research grants, which would be illegal under US law.
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Chemistry World January 23, 2015 Rebecca Trager	Obama talks up research, announces personalized medicine initiative President Obama has highlighted the importance of research and innovation to the health of the US economy and its citizens.
Chemistry World July 21, 2009 Rebecca Trager	Nobel winners call for energy R&D funding Thirty-four Nobel Prize winners are urging US President Obama to make good on his pledge to provide increased, stable funding for energy research and development.
Chemistry World February 6, 2015 Rebecca Trager	US funder mulls new emeritus award The US National Institutes of Health is exploring a new grant mechanism for emeritus faculty that would let senior investigators exit their NIH research grant supported role.