Science Policy

Register by 29 April for the 25th Annual CNSF Exhibition & Reception taking place on Tuesday, 30 April 2019, in Washington, D.C.

Put Your Science Into Action at the Geoscience and Society Summit
Cosponsored by GSA, the Geoscience and Society Summit will create a forum using scientific information to tackle global and local challenges around sustainability of natural resources and systems, global health, and resilience.

Showcase of NASA Partnerships & Collaboration
GSA will feature NASA Earth Science research at this 25 July Capitol Hill event.

Scientists’ Engagement in Policy Through District Visits
District visits, visits to members of Congress’ local office, are an opportunity for scientists to integrate themselves in the political process without having to travel to Washington, D.C.

Geoscience funding outlook for fiscal year 2020
The Administration released its fiscal year (FY) 2020 budget request throughout March, more than a month after the scheduled release date due to delays from the shutdown and finalizing the FY 2019 process.

GSA’s Director for Geoscience Policy testifies at Appropriations Hearing
GSA’s Director for Geoscience Policy, Kasey White, testified in support of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) at the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies hearing held 26 February 2019.

Concerns Raised about USGS Conference Policy
GSA joined members of the USGS Coalition to highlight how scientific conferences "promote collaborations between federal scientists and those in private industry and academia, provide for rapid dissemination of federally funded research results, and provide high quality professional development for the next generation of scientists and engineers."

Raise the Caps
GSA signed a letter to congressional leaders calling for "a two-year bipartisan budget agreement that increases the spending caps for discretionary programs" that will make it possible to maintain key federal investments in America’s science and engineering enterprise.

GSA signed another letter asking congressional leaders "raise the budgetary caps imposed on the discretionary budget and provide sustainable and robust investments for federal research in fiscal year 2020.

GSA Advocates for Geoscience Funding
GSA Director for Geoscience Policy Kasey White testified in support of the U.S. Geological Survey on 26 February. GSA also submitted testimony in support of geoscience research at NSF and NASA and signed letters by the Energy Sciences Coalition and Coalition for National Science Funding asking Congress to invest in research at DOE and NSF.