The White House released the President’s Budget Request for fiscal year (FY) 2021 on February 10, 2020. The budget proposes large cuts for science for the fourth consecutive year. The $4.8 trillion budget framework calls for cuts to most federal agencies, including the National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

AIBS has announced a new webinar, Life Finds A Way - An Overview of the Nagoya Protocol from the U.S. Government, which will take place February 27, 2020 at 1:30pm ET.

The latest BioScience Talks podcast has been released - In Their Own Words - Diana Wall.

On behalf of the undersigned scientific societies, we respectfully urge you to extend the period during which you will accept public comment on the proposed changes for implementing the procedural provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).

The AIBS Public Policy Office has released its annual report for 2019. Read about our achievements in science policy.

The latest BioScience Talks podcast has been released - Impact Series - Tympanogen, Gels, and Helping Children Heal.

Chloe Kontos
Executive Director
Joint Committee on the Research Environment
National Science and Technology Council
Office of Science and Technology Policy
The White House
Via: JCORE@ostp.eop.gov

The latest BioScience Talks podcast has been released - Room for Complexity? The Many Players in the Coffee Agroecosystem.

The latest BioScience Talks podcast has been released - Better Science through Peer Review.

Select Committee on the Climate Crisis
U.S. House of Representatives
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Washington, DC 20024