The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) issued this week a request for nominations of individuals for appointment to its eight existing Federal Advisory Committees. Several of these boards may be of interest to faculty, including the Technology Innovation Program (TIP) Advisory Board, Board of Overseers of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, Information Security and Privacy Advisory Board, Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Advisory Board, and Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology (VCAT).
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August on Capitol Hill
Both the House and the Senate are in recess until Tuesday, September 8th.
OMB and OSTP Direct Agencies to Focus on Science in FY11 Budget Requests
In a memo released this week, the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) directed agencies to make research and development a priority when formulating their FY11 budget requests. Specifically, the memo directs agencies to invest in r&d that drive economic growth, promote energy effeciency and improve quality of life.
In late September, the UW Office of Federal Relations will begin planning its advocacy efforts for FY11, additional details on how to participate in the process will be provide to our campuses at that time.
Seen in DC
Dr. Samuel Wasser, Director of the Center for Conservation Biology, and a research professor at the UW Department of Biology, was invited to DC to testify at a hearing on the Global Wildlife Conservation, Coordination and Enhancement Act of 2009. The hearing was held by the House Committee on Natural Resources’ Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife on Tuesday, July 28th. The day prior to his testimony, Dr. Wasser met with staff from the offices of Washington Senators Cantwell and Murray and Representatives Inslee and McDermott to discuss his work.
UW Provost Executive Vice President Phyllis Wise arrived in DC the last week of July to attend meetings at the National Institute of Health. She also had lunch at the White House with UW’s Paul Miller, who is working as part of the Obama transition team.
Also in DC the last week of July was Ruth Ballweg, Director of MEDEX at the UW. While here she met with Federal Relations Director Christy Gullion about the Physician’s Assistant program at the UW.
This Week on Capitol Hill, August 3-7
Monday, August 3
The House is in recess until Tuesday, September 8th.
The Senate will reconvene at 2 p.m. to resume consideration of the fiscal 2010 Agriculture appropriations bill (HR 2997). There will be a cloture vote on the substitute amendment to the measure at 5:30 p.m.
Tuesday, August 4
The Senate is expected to be in session.
Senate Finance Committee – Full Committee Hearing on Climate Change
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions – Full Committee Hearing on Defective Medical Devices.
Thursday, August 6
Senate Environment & Public Works Committee – Full Committee Hearing on Climate Change
Source: Congressional Today