Department of Energy FY11 Budget Requests Increases for Science

February 1, 2010

By jnurse

Today, President Obama released his FY11 budget request. Despite an overall spending freeze, the President’s Budget Request (PBR) contained noteworthy increases for science within the Department of Energy. Items of note for the higher education community include: An increase of 4.4% ($217.7 million) to $5.1 billion for the Office of Science, including an increase of 72%… Read More

This Week on Capitol Hill — February 1-5

February 1, 2010

By jnurse

The major focus on Capitol Hill is  President Obama’s budget proposal for fiscal year 2011, which he is scheduled to release today.  Committees in both the House and the Senate have scheduled hearings on the budget this week. Tuesday:  Senate Armed Services; Senate Budget; and Senate Finance Wednesday:  House Armed Services; House Transportation-HUD Appropriations Subcommittee; House Education… Read More