National Science Foundation

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6-bill minibus rewards some agencies, while slashing budgets for others

Months of tense negotiations and four continuing resolutions later, a new appropriations minibus puts several agencies at or below fiscal 2023 spending levels.

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White House recognition for a long-serving supporter of STEM education

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The National Endowment for the Arts takes the pulse of U.S. appetite for the arts

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OMB sees data-driven decision-making as key for better customer service in government

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A call for disruptive change in how the government assesses technology

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National Science Foundation to make salary cuts after law shows some feds have been ‘overpaid’ since 2017

Approximately 315 NSF employees on levels 4 and 5 of the Administratively Determined (AD) pay scale will see cuts to their salaries take effect in January.

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4 agencies answer House Oversight Committee’s calls for deeper federal telework data

The Oversight hearing comes after months of pressure from committee leaders for agencies to share more granular data on federal telework and productivity…

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As AI goes mainstream, NSF programs trying to ‘respond to the moment’

A new program at the National Science Foundation is asking the question, what happens when algorithm graduate from training data to real world data that continues to expand and grow? Will the results remain as accurate?

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