A budgetary storm is brewing: the new Congress may chop technology funds

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The Republican-controlled Congress may seek deep cuts in science programs, which could lead to the elimination of such agencies as the Office of Technological Assessment and the US Geological Survey. Scientists hope that Robert Walker, chair of the House Science Committee, will limit such cuts.

Republican Party (United States)

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Slash and burn: technology, energy and the environment head for the guillotine

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Congressional Republicans intend to cut or eliminate funding for many of the nation's research programs, including the National Institute of Standards and Technology's Advanced Technology Program. The Coalition for Technology Partnerships hopes to lobby Congress to save the threatened programs.

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Science's survival strategy: researchers are learning how to live in a new budgetary environment

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Funding constraints have severely affected research agencies, forcing them to adopt various measures to cope with the problem. Some have sought the help of private firms or have filed congressional appeals while others have moved towards scientific conservatism.

Research institutes, Research

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