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US–China Scientific Collaboration Agreement in Limbo
SEP 15, 2023
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Expansion of National Quantum Initiative Pitched to Science Committee
JUN 22, 2023
Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Heidi Shyu
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Technology Strategies Stake Out Policies to Bolster US Position
MAY 16, 2023
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) announced a new legislative initiative on May 3 focused on the U.S. competition with China.
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Schumer Plans China-Focused Follow-Up to CHIPS and Science Act
MAY 04, 2023
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Science Committee Examines US Science and Technology Strategy
MAR 21, 2023
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Science Policy in 2023: 10 Stories to Watch
JAN 20, 2023
Senate Armed Services Committee Chair Jack Reed (D-RI) and Ranking Member Jim Inhofe (R-OK)
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FY23 NDAA: Science and Technology Policy Highlights
JAN 19, 2023
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White House Releases Disclosure Template for Grant Applications
SEP 09, 2022
Technicians use hot cell manipulators at ORNL during the production of actinium-227
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Isotope Supply Chain at Risk from War in Ukraine
JUL 15, 2022
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Lab Leaders Address Threats to Flagship Neutrino and Nuclear Physics Projects
JUL 01, 2022
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US Restricts Science Collaborations with Russia
JUN 17, 2022
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Science Committee Rejects ‘Heavy-Handed’ Strategies for International Technical Standards
MAR 25, 2022
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Ukraine Invasion Triggers Push to Cut Science Ties With Russia
MAR 24, 2022
Perseverance Rover on Mars
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Plans Scrambled for Flagship Mars Missions
MAR 23, 2022
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Discarding ‘China Initiative’ Label, DOJ Pledges Prosecutorial Restraint on Research Security
FEB 25, 2022
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Semiconductor Sector Needs Probed by Science Committee
FEB 24, 2022
Darpa Director Stefanie Tompkins and Heidi Shyu
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DARPA Screening for ‘Risk’ in Researchers’ Foreign Affiliations
FEB 15, 2022
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White House Tweaks Visa Rules to Attract Scientists, Seeks Broader Reforms
FEB 02, 2022
Gang Chen
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US Research Security Campaign Under Strain as Cases Falter
JAN 25, 2022
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Science Policy in 2022: 10 Stories to Watch
JAN 14, 2022
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Budget Tensions Compounding in High Energy Physics
NOV 17, 2021
Biden at the UN
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Biden Pushes Technology Goals on International Stage
OCT 01, 2021
Rep. Michael Waltz
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Congress Tightening Screws on Foreign Talent Programs
SEP 30, 2021
Anming Hu
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Judge Acquits Nanotechnologist as Pressure Mounts on DOJ China Initiative
SEP 16, 2021
Secretary of State Tony Blinken addressing the Global Emerging Technology Summit convened by the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence on July 13.
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Secretary of State Tony Blinken Sets Out Vision for Global Technology Diplomacy
JUL 28, 2021
Gaps in satellite weather data caused by radio spectrum interference.
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Science Committee Explores Roots of Interagency Radio Spectrum Fights
JUL 23, 2021
Rep. Judy Chu (D-CA) speaking at a conference held in 2019 by the Committee of 100, a Chinese American advocacy group, on federal research security initiatives affecting Chinese American researchers.
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Protests Growing Against Justice Department’s China Initiative
JUL 15, 2021
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Senate Weighing New Controls on Foreign Involvement in US Research
MAY 20, 2021
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US Expanding Disclosure Requirements for Scientists
APR 07, 2021
Accompanied by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and other lawmakers, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) celebrates the passage of the American Rescue Plan Act, a $1.9 trillion pandemic relief bill.
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Democrats Refining Strategy for Potential R&D Blitz
MAR 18, 2021
House Armed Services Committee Chair Adam Smith (D-WA) and then-Senate Armed Services Committee Chair Jim Inhofe (R-OK) in November 2020.
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FY21 NDAA Enacted: Science and Technology Policy Highlights
MAR 09, 2021
President Biden and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer in the Oval Office earlier this month. (Image credit – The White House)
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Senate Aiming to Pass Endless Frontier Act and Chip Funding This Spring
FEB 24, 2021
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Science Policy in 2021: 10 Stories to Watch
JAN 22, 2021
DOE Office of Science Director Chris Fall
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DOE Science Director Chris Fall on the Present and Future of the National Labs
SEP 11, 2020
Senate Armed Services Committee Chair Jim Inhofe (R-OK).
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FY21 NDAA: National Security Innovation Base and Research Security Proposals
AUG 18, 2020
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Lawsuits Challenge ICE Demand That Students Attend Class In Person or Leave US
JUL 10, 2020
Sens. Rob Portman (R-OH) and Tom Carper (D-DE)
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Senators Propose to Overhaul US Research Security Policies
JUL 07, 2020
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European Particle Physicists Look to Next Energy Frontier
JUL 01, 2020
President Trump signing an executive order
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Suspension of Skilled Worker Visa Program Sparks Outcry
JUN 23, 2020
A tunnel at the Sanford Underground Research Facility
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Flagship Neutrino Project Working to Keep Costs Within Cap
JUN 19, 2020
Speaking in the White House Rose Garden on May 29, President Trump announced new restrictions on entry to the U.S. for Chinese graduate students and researchers.
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Trump Clamps Down on Chinese Grad Students and Researchers
JUN 02, 2020
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France Córdova Reflects on Her Tenure as NSF Director
MAY 19, 2020
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH)
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Republicans Deepen Scrutiny of Universities’ Ties to China
MAY 07, 2020
At a media briefing on April 17, President Trump said he would terminate a grant that supports collaborative research activities with the Wuhan Institute of Virology.
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Under Political Pressure, NIH Blacklists Wuhan Virology Lab
APR 30, 2020
A scanning electron microscope image of the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, colored orange, which causes the respiratory disease COVID-19.
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Coronavirus Pandemic Tests US Science Policy Response
MAR 18, 2020
Rebecca Keiser
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NSF Responds to JASON Research Security Report
MAR 06, 2020
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Science Policy in 2020: 10 Stories to Watch
JAN 15, 2020
From left: A.N.Sreeram, Catherine Bessant, Sharon Hrynkow, Birgitta Whaley, Shane Wall, Fisk Johnson, Dario Gil, and Kelvin Droegemeier.
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PCAST Seeks Quick Ways to Drive ‘Industries of the Future’
DEC 10, 2019
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White House Looks to Bolster ‘American Values’ in US Research
DEC 04, 2019
JCORE Research Security Subcommittee meeting
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Scientists Seek Clarity Amid US Security Push
NOV 08, 2019