Articles for February 2012

With the payroll tax cut extended and both chambers of Congress in recess, it was a quiet week on the Hill.  Things will pick up this week as Members of Congress return to DC and the FYFiscal Year 2013 budget resolution and appropriations process soldiers on. Keep an eye out for Congressional hearings on research [...]

A week ago today, the President delivered his FYFiscal Year 2013 budget request to Congress. The overall budget request is $3.8 trillion, which takes into account the $1.047 trillion cap on domestic spending as agreed to in the Budget Control Act. Included in this overall number is $64 billion for basic and applied research, a [...]

The President is scheduled to deliver his FYFiscal Year 2013 budget request to Congress later this morning, kicking off a flurry of activity as the package is scrutinized for insight into Presidential priorities. The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAASAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science) R&D Budget and Policy Program provides a [...]

With one week to go before the President releases his FYFiscal Year 2013 budget, the House and Senate Budget Committees heard from Doug Elmendorf, Director of the Congressional Budget Office (CBOCongressional Business Office), last week on that office’s Budget and Economic Outlook. This testimony is given annually by the CBOCongressional Business Office director and offers [...]