Fed Update: COGR News Digest

Council on Governmental Relations (COGR)

1/11/26Washington Post

Trump’s college agenda may have a lasting impact on research, culture

The Trump administration’s unprecedented drive for control over American universities has upended schools coast to coast, pushing — or outright forcing — vast and wide changes to the rules, culture and finances of higher education. It is hitting schools large and small, public and private, in states red and blue, with profound implications for the economy, national security and the future of science

1/10/26New York Times

  Congress Is Reversing Trump’s Steep Budget Cuts to Science

After the White House called for billions of dollars in funding reductions, senators and representatives are rescinding the proposed cuts and even boosting funds for basic research.

1/9/26Select Committee on CCP

  New Pentagon Research Security Initiatives Announced Following Select Committee Investigations

The Pentagon has updated its  research security initiatives  following a Select Committee investigation that revealed department-funded research was exploited by collaborations with China during the Biden administration. 

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