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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 October 3, 2014 Rebecca Trager	US research agencies in limbo Congress adjourned in September to campaign for the mid-term elections without passing a budget for any federal agency, and won't return to work until 12 November.
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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.
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 August 2004 Sherwood Boehlert	Making an Impact on the Hill At a time of increased spending on defense and homeland security, the prospects for a significant increase in the National Science Foundation budget are dim.
Chemistry World March 19, 2015 Rebecca Trager	Split opens up on Capitol Hill over science funding Science advocates and researchers that depend on government grants are particularly worried now that Republicans control both chambers of Congress.
Geotimes March 2004 Larry Kennedy	Dim Prospects for Geosciences `05 Reflecting on my experiences as a congressional science fellow, here are my guesses regarding funding and policy decisions in 2004 that might have an impact on geoscience professionals.
Geotimes April 2003 Applegate & Baker	Geosciences Again Look to Congress to Restore Cuts And we're off! The fiscal year 2004 appropriations process is underway, with one bright spot and several large challenges ahead for geoscientists.
Chemistry World September 19, 2011 Rebecca Trager	Senate looks to trim $162 million from NSF US Senators plan to cut the National Science Foundation's budget by 2.4 per cent to $6.7 billion ( 4.2 billion) in 2012, and this $162 million reduction has set alarm bells ringing throughout the research community.
Chemistry World April 24, 2015 Rebecca Trager	Science skirmishes continue on Capitol Hill A proposal by Republicans in the US Congress to reauthorize landmark legislation surrounding science and technology funding is being met with fierce backlash from scientific groups, as well as Democrats.
Military & Aerospace Electronics July 2004 John Rhea	Outlook Uneasy for Federal Science Support Given the current unsettled nature of the nation's economy, companies in the advanced-technology industries are going to have to do some serious scouting if they hope to maintain a healthy federal government business.
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 August 29, 2012 Rebecca Trager	Presidential candidates search for the right chemistry As the US prepares for a presidential election on 6 November, science and research groups appear to backing the current incumbent President Barack Obama.
Chemistry World November 24, 2015 Rebecca Trager	US universities face federal R&D funding fall American universities experienced a continuing decline in federal research and development funding in fiscal year 2014, according to new data from the US National Science Foundation.
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 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.
National Defense August 2006 Lawrence P. Farrell Jr.	Defense Must Sustain Investment in Basic Research One of the mainstay sources of strength of the U.S. military is its ability to continually generate new technologies, both for current and future battlefields.
Geotimes December 2004 Laura Stafford	Science on a Budget Congress has approved the first budget cut to the National Science Foundation in 13 years, decreasing the federal agency's operating budget by 1.9 percent from 2004 levels.
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 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.
Chemistry World March 11, 2013 Rebecca Trager	Retreating from meetings? US government scientists and technical experts could soon find themselves unable to travel to scientific meetings now that the much-anticipated automatic budgetary cuts, known as sequestration, became effective in the US on 1 March.
Geotimes December 2005 Linda Rowan	Now We Must Conserve Earth scientists must continue to make a concise, constructive and compelling case for conservative and consistent increases in science research and education funding in the U.S., to help mitigate natural hazards and sustain natural resources.
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.
Geotimes January 2007 Erin Gleeson	Without a Budget, NSF Loses The new Congress does not intend to pass a 2007 National Science Foundation budget, and instead plans to run the federal government on a continuing resolution for all of fiscal year 2007.
Geotimes February 2007 Kathryn Hansen	Terrain Flat for '08 Budget Here's a look at where and how the budget for geoscience programs will shift under the new presidential budget request, and what some of the agencies' leaders have to say about those changes.
Chemistry World November 20, 2014 Rebecca Trager	Feud opens up over value of some US research Republican Lamar Smith wants to know more about the review process for certain NSF grants
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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.
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.
Geotimes February 2004 Lubick & Sever	Homeland security tops Bush budget, again As the pundits decry President Bush's latest deficit spending, the geosciences have taken a hit.
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 23, 2011 Rebecca Trager	US crackdown on mercury pollution The US Environmental Protection Agency has announced its long-awaited standards to limit mercury, lead and other toxic pollutants emitted by power plants.
National Defense October 2015 Craig R. McKinley	Continuing Resolution an Unnecessary Evil Nothing is encouraging for securing approval of a defense appropriations bill by the beginning of fiscal 2016, and the likelihood grows that defense might be handicapped by another government shutdown.
Chemistry World June 2, 2010 Rebecca Trager	Basic research bill backed in US The Democrats have scored big in a political fight underway in the US Congress over legislation to expand government funding for basic research and science programs.
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Scientific American July 2009 Eugenie Samuel Reich	Stimulus Funds for Science Raise Concern about Misconduct About $31 billion in stimulus funds will go to science. Can watchdogs keep track of those funds?
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 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.