OMB proposes changes to Uniform Guidance for federal grants and contracts

The Office of Management and Budget, which for much of its history has been a comparatively uncontroversial element of the executive branch, has set rules and guidelines for how many executive-branch agencies conduct business and interact with, e.g., universities.

For the purposes of how the research ecosystem operates, the most relevant is OMB's 'Uniform Guidance' about how grants and contracts work.

Periodically these rules are updated for various reasons, including the goals and policies of the presidential administration.