Senate budget bill blocks OMB rule on political control of science grants
The provision, passed in early August, prevents the Office of Management and Budget from implementing new rules that would give political appointees authority over science funding and grant cancellations.
The US Senate's budget bill, passed in early August, contains a provision that blocks the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) from implementing new rules that would give political appointees full control over what science is funded and allow them to cancel any grant at any time.[1]
