How the 2013 Budget Sequester Jeopardizes Science
Austerity measures resulting from partisan politics could have lasting and damaging effects on research and innovation, even if funding is later restored
Sequestered Science: How Research Got Tied Up with Federal Dollars [Timeline]
More than 10 U.S. departments and agencies that receive federal funding for scientific research will suffer from budget cuts enacted by the federal government on March 1, aka "the sequester"...
Sequester Cuts to Science Slow Biomedical Research
Scientists have begun curtailing cancer experiments and other studies while looking for other sources of funds
Sequestration Shovels Money to the Russians
A widespread opinion is that the sequestration—the blunt whack of $85 billion from the national government’s budget--was, as Marco Rubio (in an UPI story) puts it, “a dumb idea when it was created and it's a dumb idea now.” But the sequestration may be far dumber than most realize...
How Much Science Funding Will the U.S. Budget Sequester Cut?
The first active federal budget "sequester," an automatic, across-departments spending reduction, in more than two decades will cut funding from several U.S.
Less Green for Green: Sequester Impacts Energy- and Environment-Related Federal Agencies
The $85-billion across-the-board cuts are taking bites out of EPA, National Parks, NOAA, Fish and Wildlife, and other environmental agency budgets
New FEMA Flood Maps Needed, but Funding Is Slashed
Updated flood insurance maps, made with LiDAR, laser radar or new computer programs, are increasingly important with global warming
Sequester-Hobbled DARPA Takes Aim at New Types of Terrorism
With relevance to homegrown, lone operator terrorist threats highlighted by the April 15 Boston Marathon bombings, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) announced a series of initiatives Wednesday aimed at defending the U.S...
