Public and Governmental Affairs News

The following are news and notes recently collect through the TMS Public and Governmental Affairs Resource Center.

05/12 - APPROPRIATIONS BILLS INCREASINGLY UNLIKELY

05/12 - OMB TO AGENCIES—DON'T SUBMIT FY 2010 BUDGET

05/12 - NANOTECHNOLOGY INITIATIVE ADVANCES

05/12 - S&T ENERGY BILLS ADVANCE THROUGH NATURAL RESOURCES LEGISLATION

05/12 - DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION

04/29 - TICORA V. JONES NAMED FIRST MATERIALS SOCIETIES CONGRESSIONAL FELLOW

04/29 - PROFESSIONALS AND STUDENTS SUPPORT MSE FUNDING AT 2008 CONGRESSIONAL VISITS DAY

04/23 - Latest ASTRA Briefs (Spring 2008)

03/17 - BUDGET RESOLUTIONS PASSED, DON’T GUARANTEE APPROPRIATIONS

03/17 - INAUSPICIOUS BEGINNING FOR DOE OFFICE OF SCIENCE

03/17 - FOCUS ON THE WORKFORCE, GATES TELLS CONGRESS

03/17 - NANOTECHNOLOGY INITIATIVE TO BE REAUTHORIZED

03/17 - NEW CONGRESSIONAL CAUCUS, JUST FOR NERDS?

02/19 - BUDGET AGAIN LOOKS GOOD, BUT WILL IT LAST?

02/19 - ACI/COMPETES ACT PRIORITIES REITERATED

02/19 - PRESIDENT'S STANCE ON STEM, NIST PROGRAMS CRITICIZED

02/19 - NANOSCALE MATERIALS' SAFETY ASSESSED

02/19 - VISAS EXAMINED

02/19 - NSF GRANTS FOR NANOTECHNOLOGY UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION

2007 P&GA NEWS -

11/22 - ASTRA ISSUES SUMMER 2007 EDITION

11/19 - CHRISTMAS TREES FOR SPENDING BILLS

11/19 - DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS A MIXED BAG FOR RESEARCH

11/19 - REPORT EXPECTED ON OFFSHORING OF S&T JOBS

11/19 - RESTRUCTURING OF DOE NUCLEAR PROGRAMS RECOMMENDED

11/19 - NANOTECH SAFETY AND HEALTH TO BE A MAJOR FACTOR IN REAUTHORIZATION

10/17 - MIHAIL ROCO, U.S. NANOTECHNOLOGY LEADER, RECEIVES NATIONAL MATERIALS ADVANCEMENT AWARD

09/25 - ADMINISTRATION ISSUES DIRECTIVES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2009

09/25 - "GREEN CHEMISTRY" BILL PASSES HOUSE

09/25 - NUCLEAR ENERGY FUNDING LIKELY TO BE CUT

08/21 - "AMERICA COMPETES" NOW LAW OF THE LAND

08/21 - WILL TIME RUN OUT ON ENERGY PACKAGE?

08/21 - HOUSE COMMITTEE CONTINUES HEARINGS ON GLOBALIZATION

07/18 - TIMING, OUTLOOK UNCERTAIN FOR "ENERGY INDEPENDENCE" PACKAGE

07/18 - SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE CONTINUES FAST PACE

07/18 - SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY APPROPRIATIONS ENCOURAGING AT THE COMMITTEE STAGE

07/18 - FOCUS ON OFFSHORING OF MANUFACTURING JOBS

07/18 - ALLIANCES FOR BROADENING PARTICIPATION IN STEM

06/20 - ARPA-E HEADS TO HOUSE FLOOR

06/20 - HOUSE SET TO VOTE ON ENERGY APPROPRIATIONS

06/20 - COMPREHENSIVE ENERGY LEGISLATION INTRODUCED IN HOUSE

05/23 - CONGRESS SET TO FINALIZE COMPETITIVENESS LEGISLATION

05/23 - SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY BILLS ADVANCE IN CONGRESS

05/23 - NIST BILL ADVANCES

05/23 - ADDITIONAL BILLS

05/23 - MOMENTUM BUILDING BEHIND ARPA-E

02/15 - EMPHASIS AGAIN ON CORE RESEARCH PROGRAMS AT NIST

02/15 - DOE OFFICE OF SCIENCE WOULD GET 7.2 PERCENT INCREASE

02/15 - MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING FARES WELL IN NSF BUDGET

02/15 - COMPETITIVENESS STRESSED IN FY 2008 BUDGET PROPOSAL

01/17 - WRITE TO CONGRESS: FULFILL RESEARCH FUNDING PROMISES FOR FY2007

2006 P&GA NEWS -

02/01 - LATEST ISSUE OF ASTRA BRIEFS AND UPDATE

2005 P&GA NEWS -

10/22 - DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ADVANCES

09/13 - S&E JOBS—NOT JUST FOR THOSE WITH FOUR-YEAR DEGREES

09/13 - NEWEST ASTRA BRIEFS TAKES "INNOVATION" TO THE HOUSE