Federal Intel/Update

On May 22, the Trump Administration’s Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission released its long-anticipated assessment report on Making Our Children Healthy Again. Earlier this year, President Trump signed an Executive Order establishing the MAHA Commission, comprised of leaders from key federal health, agricultural, and economic agencies to reduce the burden of chronic disease among U.S. youth. The report offers the first glimpse into the Administration’s health priorities, highlighting specific concerns such as increased rates of childhood chronic illness and cancer incidence...

On May 22, the House of Representatives passed its comprehensive tax legislation, H.R 1 the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” by a 215-214-1 vote, following approval by the House Committee on Rules after a day-long committee mark-up. This came after two weeks of intensive individual committee markups across several House committees. Please see the Lewis-Burke’s policy update on the House passage of H.R. 1. for greater detail.

Lewis-Burke has provided an update report on Department of Energy (DOE) activities, including a new DOE policy to review financial assistance awards; the start of certain applied energy merit reviews and advisory committee meetings, including a call for nominations for the Industrial Technology Innovation Advisory Committee; renaming of DOE offices ahead of a larger reorganization; and an update on DOE leadership confirmations, including the confirmation of DOE Deputy...

The Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced its fiscal year (FY) 2025 notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for its extramural Measurement Science and Engineering (MSE) Research Grant Programs. NIST is seeking proposals across a range of science and engineering research areas, such as artificial intelligence, metrology, and advanced manufacturing. A full list of relevant research areas can be found in Lewis-Burke’s summary...