OMB Proposal Seeks to Shift Federal Research Funding Decisions from Scientists to Political Appointees
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The White House Office of Management and Budget has proposed a 412-page plan to shift core decisions on federal research funding from qualified scientific experts to political appointees. The AAUP and AFT are urging the scientific community, university leaders, business leaders, and the public to fiercely resist this attempt, which they describe as the latest move in the Trump administration's efforts to politicize and coerce the American scientific research sector.
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The AAUP and AFT urge the scientific community, university leaders, business leaders, and the public to fiercely resist the latest attempt to coerce the American scientific research sector.
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