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THE PRESIDENT’S MANAGEMENT AGENDA Modernizing Government for the 21st Century: June 2018 Meeting
The document, prepared by policy analysts from the Office of Management and Budget, outlines the President’s Management Agenda’s Cross Agency Priority (CAP) Goal #8: Results-Oriented Accountability for Grants. It emphasizes the need to modernize government grant management by leveraging a comprehensive approach that integrates advances in technology, data, process optimization, and workforce devel
Letter to FBI Director Requesting Meeting Regarding National Security Higher Education Advisory Board (NSHEAB)
The letter, dated April 24, 2018, is addressed to FBI Director Christopher Wray from Ted Mitchell, President of the American Council on Education (ACE), on behalf of ACE and a coalition of major higher education associations. The correspondence expresses concern over the recent disbandment of the National Security Higher Education Advisory Board (NSHEAB), which had served since 2005 as a critical
National Science Board: The State of US Science - February 2018 Meeting
The Science and Engineering Indicators 2018 report, produced by the National Science Board and the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, serves as a biennial, policy-neutral assessment of the United States' status in science and engineering (S&E). Drawing from diverse, high-quality data sources, the report examines the U.S. S&E landscape across eight comprehensive ch
Institute for Research on Innovation & Science (IRIS): Feb 2018 Meeting
The Institute for Research on Innovation & Science (IRIS), established in 2015 at the University of Michigan, was created in response to calls for improved understanding and measurement of science's economic and social impacts. IRIS focuses on three primary pathways by which scientific research influences the economy: the career trajectories of individuals trained through research, the pr
The Science Budget in 2018: February 2018 Meeting
The document provides an analysis of federal science funding within the context of the 2018 and proposed 2019 U.S. budgets, highlighting recent legislative actions and policy developments. It examines the impact of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, ongoing appropriations negotiations, and the newly released FY 2019 White House budget. The analysis details the overall allocation of federal outlays
Droegemeier Full Written Testimony
Dr. Kelvin K. Droegemeier's testimony provides a thorough historical and analytical overview of facilities and administrative (F&A) costs—also known as indirect costs or overhead—in the context of NIH-funded research at U.S. academic institutions. He explains that both direct and F&A costs are essential and real costs associated with university-based research. The F&A framework, w
What Do Revised U.S. Rules Mean for Human Research? (Science, Aug. 2017)
Posted August 30, 2017
Associations Oppose Cuts to NIH Budget
COGR joined with over 100 other organizations Monday on
