The University of Pittsburgh will see about $183 million less in government research funding — overall at least a 25% cut — under a new National Institutes of Health directive that went into effect Friday, a policy change that could chill Western Pennsylvania’s meds and eds economy. The cuts affect research universities nationwide, a move some … [Read more…]
Judge Orders Nationwide Halt on NIH Cuts to Overhead Costs
The Trump administration’s efforts to slash research overhead costs have been put on hold for now. A federal judge ordered a nationwide pause late Monday to the Trump administration’s plans to slash National Institutes of Health payments for facilities and administrative costs. The restraining order was granted in response to a lawsuit filed by the … [Read more…]
The NIH Surprises Researchers with News of a Fixed Rate for Research Overhead – Harvard University’s response: Indirect Costs and Their Impact on Our Research Mission
The strong, uninterrupted partnership among the federal government, research universities, and industry underpins America’s leadership in biomedical discovery and its application to human health. Federal funding for scientific research has helped make the United States a magnet for outstanding talent, a springboard for ambitious ideas, and a wellspring of rapid and accelerating progress, manifested in … [Read more…]
USAID gutting hits Colorado as organizations, small businesses struggle to survive
Agency issued more than $34 million in contracts and grants contributing to Colorado’s economy this past year Hundreds of CEOs and staffers from Colorado-based organizations with live-saving, humanitarian missions gathered in a Five Points office space this week to weep, vent and strategize. On Tuesday, employees in the international development field convened at the Posner … [Read more…]
False Claims Regarding Open Society, George Soros, and USAID
The claims that the Open Society Foundations, founded by George Soros, receive funding from USAID or direct the funding of a multibillion-dollar U.S. government agency are manifestly false. These allegations are part of a broader effort to undermine international development work and delegitimize the independent funding of civil society organizations worldwide. Open Society is a … [Read more…]
USAID employees detail harrowing exits from DR Congo amid violence as Trump administration dismantles agency
CNN — US Agency for International Development employees this week recounted the panic they experienced in the days after they were ordered to return from their assignments in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Several employees, as part of a lawsuit filed Tuesday by a group representing the agency’s foreign service members, painted harrowing pictures of their … [Read more…]
Forced to flee Congo, USAID workers lost everything. They’re suing Trump
USAID workers based in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of Congo, tell a harrowing story of how Trump’s attack on the agency complicated an escape. Jan. 28 began as a normal day for “Marcus Doe,” an employee of the U.S. Agency for International Development stationed in the Democratic Republic of Congo. He boarded a shuttle, bound … [Read more…]
Trump Official Destroying USAID Secretly Met With Christian Nationalists Abroad in Defiance of U.S. Policy
Now one of the most powerful people in the U.S. government, Peter Marocco’s turbulent tenure during the first Trump administration sheds light on his current efforts to dismantle the American foreign aid system from the inside out. Before Peter Marocco was selected to dismantle America’s entire foreign aid sector on behalf of President Donald Trump, … [Read more…]
Resources for Maryland’s Former Federal Employees and Other Workers Impacted by the Federal Government Transition
Maryland offers a wide range of virtual and in-person services for workers seeking new opportunities or in need of reemployment support. A virtual workshop designed specifically for former federal employees, federal contractors, and other workers impacted by the federal government transition is available on Wednesdays, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. See workshop details and sign … [Read more…]
Elon Musk Makes Misleading Claim The Government Paid Reuters For ‘Social Deception’—The Biggest DOGE Hoaxes Spread On X
Billionaire government efficiency chief Elon Musk has repeatedly spread baseless or false claims about government spending, including by the U.S. Agency for International Development and other agencies, making various unsupported allegations of criminal activity and a recent misleading claim that disaster relief funds were spent to house migrants in “luxury hotels” in New York. Many … [Read more…]