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May 16, 2013
Chairman of the House Science Committee vs. NSF — the fight escalates
In what appears to be an ever escalating battle, the National Science Foundation (NSF) today officially refused to comply with a request to supply reviewer comments to five grants questioned by House Science, Space and Technology Chairman, Lamar Smith (R-TX). On April 25th, Chairman Smith sent a letter to the NSF, which asked for an…
May 7, 2013
This Week in Congress
Below are some upcoming congressional hearings scheduled that we will be keeping our eye on and may be of interest to the UW community. TUESDAY, May 7, 2013 Senate Appropriations 2014 APPROPRIATIONS: INTERIOR AND ENVIRONMENT 10:30 a.m. May 7, 124 Dirksen Bldg. Subcommittee Hearing Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Subcommittee (Chairman Reed, D-R.I.) of Senate…
April 11, 2013
Summary of President’s FY14 Budget Request
Yesterday, President Obama released his FY14 budget request — nearly two months later than required by law. Much of the delay was blamed on the sequester and the prolonged FY13 appropriations process that resulted in a year-long continuing resolution (CR). In a typical year, the President’s Budget Request (PBR) kicks off the annual appropriations season,…
March 28, 2013
President’s FY14 Budget Release Pushed Back to April 10th
White House spokesman Josh Earnest announced today that the FY14 President’s Budget Release has been pushed back two more days and will now drop on April 10th.
March 27, 2013
Newly Introduced Legislation
A roundup of bills introduced in the last week that may be of interest to the higher education community: S. 514: A bill to amend Title 38, United States Code, to provide additional educational assistance to veterans pursuing a degree in science, technology, engineering, math, or an area that leads to employment in a high-demand…
March 15, 2013
Latest CR & Budget Update
This has been a productive week in the world of Congressional Budgets and Appropriations. Congress is wrapping up work on a CR to keep the government funded through the end of the fiscal year on September 30th and both House and Senate Budget Committees unveiled their FY14 budgets this week. FY13 Spending Package Nearing Passage…
March 13, 2013
Newly Introduced Legislation
A roundup of bills introduced in the last week that may be of interest to the higher education community: S. 440: A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for loan forgiveness for early childhood educators. Sponsor: Mark Begich (D-AK) Introduced: 3/4/2013 Last Major Action: Referred to Senate Committee on Health,…
March 11, 2013
This Week in Congress
Below are some congressional hearings scheduled for next week that we will be keeping our eye on and may be of interest to the UW community: Wednesday, March 13 House Appropriations FY14 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations 10 am, H-309 Capitol Building House Appropriations FY14 Homeland Security Appropriations 10 am, 2359 Rayburn House Appropriations FY14 Interior and Environment…
March 7, 2013
Newly Introduced Legislation
A roundup of bills introduced in the last week that may be of interest to the higher education community: S. 406: The “Students First Act” – a bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for new program review requirements. The bill is designed to go after ‘bad actors’ in higher education…
March 1, 2013
Next Week in Congress
Below are some congressional hearings scheduled for next week that we will be keeping our eye on and may be of interest to the UW community: Tuesday, March 5 Senate Budget Wasteful Spending in the Tax Code 10 am, 608 Dirksen Senate Veterans’ Affairs & House Veterans’ Affairs Legislative Priorities of Veterans Organizations 10 am,…
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