The U.S. Senate just approved a $1.3 trillion spending package that significantly increases funding for research—the plan increases R&D funding by 12.8% over 2017 figures, the largest increases to research spending in nearly a decade.
Read MoreLast week, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to make permanent a tax break for companies who invest in research and development.
Read MoreLawmakers in the House of Representatives are backing a 2015 budget bill that ups funding for the National Science Foundation (NSF), NASA, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
Read MoreChina’s counting on science to propel its economy forward and is betting big with a new budget that will help get it done.
Read MoreA new survey from the National Science Foundation found that spending at the US’s 39 federally funded research and development centers (FFRDCs) declined in 2012.
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