OSTP Director Defends Plan to Overhaul Federal Research Funding

The Trump administration plans to drastically overhaul the country’s approach to scientific research, including shifting research funding away from universities toward individual researchers and private companies, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Director Michael Kratsios told lawmakers Wednesday. Speaking during a House Science, Space, and Technology Committee hearing on July 22, Kratsios shared with lawmakers a recent report the administration published, dubbed Science: A Ne