COSSA Washington Update – March 15, 2022

Congress Finally Agrees on FY 2022 Funding, Mixed Bag for Science Nearly six months into the new fiscal year, Congress has finally completed its work on the fiscal year (FY) 2022 appropriations bills, securing funding for federal departments, agencies, and programs...

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COSSA Washington Update February 15

House Passes Innovation, NSF Legislation, Setting Stage for Negotiations with Senate On February 4, the House of Representatives passed the America Creating Opportunities for Manufacturing Pre-Eminence in Technology and Economic Strength (COMPETES) Act of 2022 (H.R....

COSSA Washington Update February 2022

Featured News House Introduces New Version of Sweeping Research and Innovation Bill; Vote Expected   On January 25, Democrats in the House of Representatives introduced the America COMPETES Act of 2022 (H.R. 4521). As previously reported, House and Senate leaders have...

COSSA Washington Update January 2022

Featured News OSTP Releases Guidance for NSPM-33, Long Awaited Research Security Roadmap On January 4, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) announced the publication of the implementation guidance for National Security Presidential Memorandum...

COSSA Washington Update December 2021

Larry Tabak Named Acting Director for NIH, Questions Remain Regarding Presidential Nomination On December 9, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra announced that Larry Tabak, current principal deputy director of the National Institutes of Health...