US science agencies fare well under tardy budget
Funding cuts proposed by the White House are reversed in budget that is over four months late
The US’s science agencies have done well in the budget for the remainder of the financial year, recently signed off on four-and-a half months late. The nation’s research base had faced significant cuts proposed by the Trump administration. The president signed into law the final omnibus funding bill on 15 February, just in time to avoid another government shutdown. The previous day, both chambers of Congress had overwhelmingly approved the package to fund agencies though for the rest of the financial year, which ends on 30 September.