Gene Lepore
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The problem with having people with no knowledge of the federal government engage in mass firing is that you end up firing people who work on nuclear weapon safety because you don't know what the Department of Energy even does. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Dismissed Nuclear Bomb Specialists Recalled by Energy Department
The Energy Department is seeking to bring back nuclear energy specialists after abruptly telling hundreds of workers that their jobs were eliminated, according to two people familiar with the matter.
www.bloomberg.com
February 15, 2025 at 1:26 PM
The problem with having people with no knowledge of the federal government engage in mass firing is that you end up firing people who work on nuclear weapon safety because you don't know what the Department of Energy even does. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Reposted by Gene Lepore
NIH has announced major cuts. Medical and scientific research across the country will be badly damaged, affecting America's ability to innovate well into the future.
Here are the 25 institutions that receive the most NIH funding (98% of HHS is NIH). Basically, they're large schools with large hospitals. They receive 50% of all NIH funding.
Source: ncses.nsf.gov/surveys/fede... (table 26)
(Not going to do a whole thread but thought folks might be interested.)
Source: ncses.nsf.gov/surveys/fede... (table 26)
(Not going to do a whole thread but thought folks might be interested.)
February 8, 2025 at 4:03 PM
NIH has announced major cuts. Medical and scientific research across the country will be badly damaged, affecting America's ability to innovate well into the future.