News Briefs

DOE Business Opportunities Session - Presentations Posted

david — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 15:17:08 -0400

DOE Business Opportunity Session - Presentations Now Available Online

FCC RELEASES DATA FROM E-RATE PROGRAM AND BROADBAND USAGE SURVEY

david — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 11:44:25 -0500

Survey finds faster broadband needed in schools and libraries

SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Bill Moving in the House

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 21:47:33 -0400

On April 16 and 17 the House Science and Technology Committee and the House Small Business Committee marked up a bill to reauthorize SBIR and STTR grants. The bill (H.R. 5789) will probably be voted on during the week of April 21. Important provisions
include:

High-Tech Immigration

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400

April 1 is the first day each year that applications for H-1B visas can be submitted. This year, as in the recent past, the number of applications quickly exceeded the quota for the year. Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates used the opportunity of his March 12 testimony before the House Science and Technology Committee to call for increasing

Future of Patent Reform Remains Uncertain

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400

The fate of patent reform legislation in the present (110th) Congress remains uncertain. Last year the House passed a broad patent reform bill. The Senate counterpart has not yet reached the floor because of controversies over apportionment of damages, a switch to first-to-file priority, and post-grant review.

OIDA and OSA Representatives Join in Congressional Visits Day

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400

On March 5^th, OIDA and OSA representatives were among 250 scientists and engineers from about 30 societies and associations who visited offices on Capitol Hill as advocates for increased investments in research in the physical sciences. Prior to the visits, participants had the opportunity to hear briefings from hill staff and policy professionals on th

Administration’s Proposed Budget for FY2009 Fairly Good for Science and Technology

Fri, 08 Feb 2008 11:25:04 -0500

This is Budget Week in Washington. Each year, on the first Monday in February, the President presents Congress with his budget proposal for the following year and in the days following, various Executive Branch agencies hold public briefings to discuss the details. This year, interest has been higher than might be expected for the last year of a

Bad News for Science and Technology in FY2008 Appropriations

Sat, 22 Dec 2007 15:00:00 -0500

Until this week, the only part of the Federal Government that had received appropriations for Fiscal Year 2008, which began October 1st, was the Department of Defense.

New Site Tracks Candidates' Positions on S&T Issues

Wed, 14 Nov 2007 09:57:38 -0500

USInnovation.org, a new project of ASTRA, The Alliance for Science & Technology Research in America, is monitoring the positions of the major candidates in the 2008 Presidential race on issues in science and technology.

Appropriations updates

Mon, 12 Nov 2007 15:31:36 -0500

November 14 update: On November 13, the President signed the DoD appropriations bill (which contains the continuing resolution to December 14) and vetoed the Labor/HHS/Education bill, stating that it exceeded his request for these departments by $10B.

One month into Fiscal Year 2008, none of the 12 appropriations bills that fund the Federal Government has become law. Only three have cleared both Houses and been sent to the President: the bills funding DoD, the Departments of Labor, HHS, and Education, and the bill funding Veterans Affairs, and other military projects including construction. Meanwhile, the Government is operating under a continuing resolution that provides funding, generally at FY 2007 levels, until November 16. A further continuing resolution, effective until December 14, was included in the DoD bill.