Paul Basken, Chronicle of Higher Education
April 24, 2014
The governing board of the National Science Foundation spoke out on
Thursday against a Congressional proposal to limit its grant-writing
authority, saying the changes would needlessly hinder scientific
research.
The National Science Board, in a rare public response to a piece of pending legislation, said in a written statement
that it saw no need for a plan to give Congress division-by-division
authority over its budget allocations. In rejecting the idea, the board
also promised stepped-up internal oversight of transparency and
accountability processes at the NSF.
The dispute concerns a bill, known as the First Act,
that would set policy rules and authorize two years of budget levels
for the NSF and the National Institute of Standards and Technology. The
House science committee is expected to vote soon on a version of the
bill, after a subcommittee approved it last month. Read more
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