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January 7, 2013
Congressman Heck Named to House Financial Services Committee, Will Give up Budget Committee Post
In a rare appointment for a freshman Member of Congress, Congressman Denny Heck has been selected by his colleagues to serve on the House Financial Services Committee. The Committee is one of only four “exclusive” committees in the House—the other three being Appropriations, Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce. The House Financial Services Committee…
May 29, 2012
This Week in Congress
The Senate is in recess through this week. The House returns from recess on Wednesday. The House Rules Committee is expected to clear the way for floor consideration of three appropriations bills to be taken up over the next couple of weeks: MilCon/VA, Energy and Water, and Homeland Security. These may very well be the…
February 27, 2012
Circular A-21
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) announced its intent to issue an Advanced Notice of Proposed Guidance (ANPG) on Circular A-21, the government publication which governs cost recovery associated with grant-making. This is a follow-on effort to the White House’s interagency Circular A-21 Task Force. The ANPG will seek comments on initial reform proposals OMB…
February 2, 2012
Sequestration: What it means for Federal Research Funding
Automatic spending cuts, or sequestration, was established through the Budget Control Act passed by Congress last August and is set to go into effect January 2013. The sequestration process has great implications for all federal discretionary programs, including most – if not all – of federally funded research programs. Below is a link to a…
September 27, 2011
CR Agreement Finalized
Late yesterday, Congressional leaders agreed to a deal that will avert a government shutdown as the end of the federal fiscal year looms. The Senate approved a week-long continuing resolution (CR) that will run through October 4th, which is expected to be approved by the House – through a pro forma session – sometime on…
September 23, 2011
President Obama Announces New Push for Education Reform
President Obama today announced that it was time to commit to tackling education reform and that he would allow states to apply for waivers that will give them flexibility from mandates under the ‘No Child Left Behind’ law that many officials agree is outdated and no longer effective. The President stated that many states and…
September 7, 2011
Early Details of Obama’s Jobs Package Released Ahead of Tomorrow’s Speech
In light of a stalled and bleak economic recovery, President Obama is set to annouce an aggressive “Jobs” proposal in a speech before Congress tomorrow evening. While officially unconfirmed by the White House, the package apparently contains approximately $300 billion worth of tax credits, school renovation projects, job training for the unemployed, and a program…
August 11, 2011
Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction: Timeline & Deadlines
Timeline August 16, 2011: members of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction to be appointed. September 16, 2011: Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction must hold its first meeting. September 22, 2011: Congress must consider a resolution of disapproval for first tranche ($900 billion) of debt limit increase. October 1-December 31, 2011: the House…
August 1, 2011
NSF Launches New Innovation Program
The National Science Foundation (NSF) on July 28 launched a new program to help develop basic scientific and engineering discoveries into new technologies, products, and processes. The NSF Innovation Corps (I-Corps) program is a public-private partnership among the NSF, Kauffman Foundation, and Deshpande Foundation. The goal of the program, according to the NSF press release,…
July 28, 2011
Senate Holds Hearing on Department of Ed FY12 Budget
The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies held a hearing yesterday on the Department of Education’s FY12 budget. Secretary Duncan was the witness. In his opening remarks, Duncan expressed concern that America has gone from being a world leader in education to now being “middle of the pack”. He…
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