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The Trump Administration Misses Key Deadlines for Imposing Restrictions on Gain-of-Function Research

Biosafety advocates worry the administration is backtracking on its promise to implement meaningful restrictions on the type of research that likely caused the COVID-19 pandemic.

Reason

Trump’s tech and science policy chief says Biden led with 'spirit of fear' and that today's progress lags 20th century innovation

In his first remarks since being confirmed as Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, Michael Kratsios said the government could do more with less, and called for partnering with the private sector and with academics in areas of national interest.

Fortune

White House Office of Science and Technology Policy provides in-house science advice for the president

Presidents need science advice. From climate change and pandemics to the governance of AI and the country’s nuclear arsenal, science sits at the center of a range of foreign and domestic policy challenges that reach the president’s desk.

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Trump and Harris are sharply divided on science, but share common ground on US technology policy

For the first time in American history, quantum computing was mentioned by a candidate during a presidential debate, on Sept. 10, 2024. After Vice President Kamala Harris brought up quantum technology, she and former President Donald Trump went on to have a heated back-and-forth about American chipmaking and China’s rise…

The Conversation

Why is NASA creating a standard time for the moon? | Explained

White House directs NASA to establish Coordinated Lunar Time for cislunar operations, boosting space situational awareness and navigation.

The Hindu

Moon to get its own time zone created by Nasa

The Coordinated Lunar Time (LTC) would provide a time-keeping benchmark for lunar spacecraft and satellites

Evening Standard

White House directs NASA to create time standard for the moon

White House directs NASA to establish Coordinated Lunar Time for moon missions amid international space race.

The Hindu

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'Heartbeat on the Moon': In first, US directs Nasa to create lunar time standard

The White House has taken a groundbreaking step by instructing Nasa to establish a unified standard of time for the moon and other celestial bodies, aiming to set international norms in the burgeoning lunar race among nations and private enterprises.

The Times of India

Moon Standard Time? Nasa to create lunar-centric time reference system

Space agency tasked with establishing Coordinated Lunar Time, partly to aid missions requiring extreme precision

The Guardian - US

The White House is looking at cracking down on employee monitoring tools

US workers, employers, and developers all asked to share their own experiences with employee monitoring tools.

TechRadar

Can We Destroy "Forever Chemicals"? Plasma or Nanoparticles Could Do the Trick

The EPA may set strict limits on PFAS in drinking water, but scientists still need to determine how to efficiently degrade these chemicals.

Inverse

Biden administration’s rule for federal scientists is a ‘gag order’, critics say

Federal scientists would largely be barred from publicly discussing research, which could have a ‘chilling effect’, experts say

The Guardian - US

I was a presidential science adviser – here are the many challenges Arati Prabhakar faces as she takes over President Biden's science policy office

Arati Prabhakar has been sworn in as director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy and assistant to the president for science and technology after being confirmed by the U.S. Senate, two months following her nomination by President Joe Biden. As the director of OSTP and assistant to the…

The Conversation

White House unveils artificial intelligence 'Bill of Rights'

The Biden administration unveiled a set of far-reaching goals Tuesday to align artificial intelligence-powered tools with what it calls the values of Democracy and equity, including guidelines for how to protect people’s personal data and limit surveillance

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Whistleblower alleges bullying, ethical lapses at White House science office

Eric Lander acknowledged at the time that he had ‘caused hurt’ to colleagues

Axios

What Eric Lander's exit means for Biden's science agenda

Lander had turned the OSTP into a new power center within the government for climate and energy research and policy.

The Independent UK

Eric Lander: Biden’s science adviser quits after being named as bully

‘The president accepted Dr Eric Lander’s resignation letter this evening with gratitude for his work,’ Jen Psaki said on Monday

Axios

Biden science adviser Eric Lander resigns after violating workplace policy

Lander apologized for speaking to White House science and technology policy staff in "a disrespectful or demeaning way."

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The Independent UK

Biden’s top science adviser forced to apologise after bullying investigation

Women left the office ‘in tears, traumatised, and feeling vulnerable and isolated’, according to one of the individuals who reported the doctor

Axios

Biden science adviser Eric Lander apologizes for "demeaning" behavior toward staff

An investigation found Lander violated the White House's workplace policy.

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