House, Senate lawmakers ignore requested Trump cuts at key science agencies
Congressional appropriators tossed aside the Trump administration’s requested cuts at NOAA, NIST, NSF and NASA in fiscal year 2026 funding bills released Monday.
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House appropriators propose $1.9B for VA electronic health record in 2024
The legislation in its current form would provide $1.2 billion for the Oracle Cerner-operated contract, $424 million for infrastructure readiness and $253 million for program management.
Senate appropriations panel seeks to claw back $290M from Technology Modernization Fund
The legislation would rescind unobligated money allocated to the fund through the American Rescue Plan.
Senate appropriations bill would double-down on tactical AI for combatant commands
The legislation, released Thursday, recommends $200 million in funding for the technology.
Senate spending bill doesn’t include TMF funding
The House version of the bill, which passed in June, includes $35 million for the revolving fund.
Industry groups and activists urge Senate to support funding for OTA in 2020
The House Appropriations Committee advanced a draft bill, which currently includes $6 million to relaunch the office, on Thursday.
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President to nominate Dale Cabaniss as director of OPM
She most recently worked as the Republican staff director at the Senate Appropriations Committee's subcommittee on financial services and general government.
VA software shuffle could delay national rollout of patient scheduling
Despite a successful pilot to replace the system at the center of the department's 2014 scheduling scandal, VA will now pivot to adopt different software, delaying the…