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Hearing on Research Infrastructure

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The US House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology will host a hearing titled “Building Back the U.S. Research Enterprise: COVID Impacts and Recovery”.

Date: Thursday, February 25, 2021
Time: 10:00 a.m. EST (7:00 a.m. PST)
Place: Online via videoconferencing. Link will be posted here.
Witnesses:
• Dr. Sudip Parikh, Chief Executive Officer, American Association for the Advancement of Science
• Dr. Christopher Keane, Vice President for Research, Washington State University
• Dr. Felice J. Levine, Executive Director, American Educational Research Association
• Mr. Thomas Quaadman, Executive Vice President, Center for Capital Markets Competitiveness, U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Agencies Begin to Fill Leadership Positions

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A number of agencies have started naming individuals for key positions within their ranks.

The Department of Energy released a slate of individuals for senior positions earlier today, which is available here.  The Department of Interior also publicly released yesterday  a number of names tapped for leadership posts in the agency.

We will continue to post other agency staffing announcements on our site.

 

 

JCORE Publishes Report on Research Security, White House Issues Accompanying Memo

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The National Science and Technology Council Joint Committee on the Research Environment, Subcommittee on Research Security released its final report Recommended Practices for Strengthening the Security and Integrity of America’s Science and Technology Research Enterprise. The report is developed by the Subcommittee, in coordination with the National Security Council, and aims to protect US research integrity and the R&D enterprise.

The document outlines several recommended practices for research organizations based on the following high-level objectives:

Demonstrate organizational leadership and oversight;
Establish an expectation of openness and transparency;
Provide and share training, support, and information;
Ensure effective mechanisms for compliance with organizational policies; and
Manage potential risks associated with collaborations and data.

The full report is available here. In addition, the President issued National Security Presidential Memorandum 33, available here, outlining guidance for agencies to implement best practices.  A fact sheet on the memo is available here.

Biden Announces Top Scientific Positions

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President-elect Joe Biden has announced several key scientific positions in his administration.

Dr. Eric Lander will serve as Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy within the White House. Dr Lander is currently a professor at MIT. The President-elect also announced he will elevate the position to cabinet-level rank.

Dr. Francis Collins will continue serving as Director of the National Institutes of Health.

Several deputies were also announced. The full press release is available here.

Even with Trump Keeping People Guessing…

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Even as the President now has Washington guessing about what will happen next to on the COVID/omnibus front, we continue to read through the package.

The joint COVID/appropriations legislation contains a whole host of bills that are not related to COVID or appropriations, which is not that unusual for a “Christmas tree” bill.  The inclusion of the Energy Act of 2020 (Div. Z) is a case in point.

The energy legislation contains a slew of energy innovation and research-related provisions, including the reauthorization of the ARPA-E program.  In addition, it addresses a host of energy research areas, such as fusion, renewable energy, energy storage, carbon management/removal, electric grid security, and mineral security.  A section-by-section summary of that portion of the legislative package, compiled by the Senate Energy Committee, is available here.

We will continue to review the bill.