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This was posted by the AAAS to inform people about what is going on, since so little hits the news.
Funding update from AAAS
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SUMMARY
The AAAS discussion highlights significant uncertainty surrounding federal funding due to the current political landscape, where Republicans control Congress and Trump influences their decisions. Participants express concern over the lack of clarity regarding funding for science-related jobs, particularly in the context of recent employment issues faced by federal workers in the forest service. The conversation emphasizes the fragmented nature of funding decisions and the potential impact of upcoming elections on the budgetary process.
PREREQUISITES- Understanding of U.S. federal funding mechanisms
- Familiarity with the political influence on science funding
- Knowledge of employment issues within federal agencies
- Awareness of the legislative process in Congress
- Research the implications of the 2024 U.S. elections on federal funding
- Explore the impact of political control on science policy and funding
- Investigate recent changes in federal employment policies for scientific positions
- Learn about the budgetary process in Congress and its effects on federal agencies
This discussion is beneficial for policymakers, federal employees, scientists, and anyone interested in the intersection of politics and science funding in the United States.
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Sadly, I am not optimistic. Republicans control Congress, Trump controls Republicans, and Trump doesn't care. We should still be hammering away at our reps. Maybe we can still make some inroads. Any other ideas?
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@BillTre any update on funding?
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No clarity from me. Been focused on other things recently.
My rough impressions are that a lot of things are still in some kind of undetermined state. There are many challenges to various defundings. I am retired, so not so focused on this now, but my daughter who has a new job in the forest service (federal). She got fired, then rehired (due to a suit), is "temporally" re-employed, and waiting to find out her job's fate (a decision that has been pushed back by a month). There has been little or no explanation for thee decisions, so nothing is clear. Some say this is intentional since MAGAts want to reduce the morale of science workers.
Some aspects of funding have been pushed back upon by congress (verbally, not with any legislation yet).
These kind of things are all occurring in a very balkanized manner, lots of different actions, affecting different things, in different legal situations, with different possible outcomes.
Personally, i am waiting for elections. The house could flip by changing two seats (I think). This would have big effects.
The budget will also come up in congress soon. It may get blocked for a while to get deals on certain issues.
