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Bullet policy Ā· Oct 05, 2026

Latest Public Policy Report

The Public Policy Report has been released. The report provides analysis and communication on important issues in the scientific community.

In this issue:

  • AIBS Urges NIH to Keep Reporting Peer Review Scores
  • White House Backs Away From Proposed NIH Grant Oversight Board
  • NIH Outlines New Approach to Research Reproducibility
  • GAO Challenges Administration’s $810 Million ā€˜Pocket Rescission’
  • Senators Introduce Bipartisan Endangered Species Recovery Bill
  • Take the OECD-EU Survey on R&D Careers
  • AIBS Urges Fort Hays State University to Preserve the Sternberg Museum of Natural History
  • Short Takes

    • NSF Withheld $1.4 Billion in Research Funds
    • NSF Announces Additional X-Labs Research Topics
    • Federal Agencies Spent $9.5 Billion on Paid Administrative Leave in 2025
    • Report Urges Congress to Block OMB Grantmaking Rule
    • House Science Democrat Questions USGCRP Director Appointment
  • From the Federal Register