Federal Intel/Update

Congressional Update: House Education and Workforce Committee Approves Reconciliation Bill

April 30, 2025
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC

After a multi-hour mark up, the House Education and Workforce Committee approved on a partisan vote the Student Success and Taxpayer Savings Plan, the Committee’s legislative proposal to identify $330 billion of budget savings over ten years with federal programs under its jurisdiction, as outlined by the reconciliation instructions...

Energy Snapshot: DOE Navigates Indirect Costs and Future Plans for Operation

April 29, 2025
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC

This Lewis-Burke report provides an update on Department of Energy (DOE) leadership positions, R&D priorities, and status of operations. This note also includes a slide on DOE’s recent F&A order and TRO.

Washington Update - April 25, 2025

April 25, 2025
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Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC periodically provides campus with a Washington Update report. In this report:

Policy Update: Agency Responses to Executive Orders Policy Update: President Trump’s Executive Orders Policy Update: NIH Releases Policy Banning NIH Funded Institutions from Advancing DEI Programs or Supporting Israel Boycotts Policy Update: President Trump Signs Seven Education Focused Executive Orders...

Policy Update: President Trump Signs Seven Education Focused Executive Orders

April 25, 2025
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On April 23, President Trump, joined by Secretary of Education Linda McMahon, Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer, and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, signed seven Executive Orders (EOs) focused on education and workforce training. These include directives for the Department of Education to enact new foreign funding transparency efforts, a new process and scrutiny regarding institutional accreditation, an overhaul of federal workforce training programs, and significant new efforts around Artificial Intelligence (AI) education and workforce development, among other topics.

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Washington Update - April 18, 2025

April 18, 2025
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC

Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC periodically provides campus with a Washington Update report. In this report:

Policy Update: Agency Responses to Executive Orders Policy Update: Leaked OMB “Pre-Decisional” Budget Proposal Seeks Major Cuts for HHS Policy Update: DOE Announces Cap for F&A Funding Opportunity: NEH Releases Call for Proposals for Chairman’s Grants in Honor of America’s 250th Anniversary: Celebrate America! Funding Opportunity: AFRL Releases BAA for Research...

Policy Update: Leaked OMB "Pre-Decisional" Budget Proposal Seeks Major Cuts for HHS

April 18, 2025
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC

An internal document, detailing the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) budget “passback,” includes proposed major cuts to HHS funding and programs. The proposal notably reorganizes NIH into 8 ICs and cuts the agency’s topline budget by 42%. The passback” is the stage of the federal budget process during which the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) shares its budget proposal with federal departments and agencies, in this case for fiscal year (FY) 2026.


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Engagement Opportunity: DOC issues RFI on Imports of Pharmaceuticals

April 18, 2025
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC

The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC), Bureau of Industry and Security, Office of Strategic Industries and Economic Security has released a Request for Information (RFI) on “the effects on the national security of imports of pharmaceuticals and pharmaceutical ingredients.” The DOC investigation began on April 1, 2025, and was initiated under section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. DOC seeks information on finished generic and non-generic pharmaceuticals, medical countermeasures, active pharmaceutical ingredients, and key starting materials.

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Bioeconomy Snapshot April 2025

April 11, 2025
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Lewis-Burke has provided campus with a Bioeconomy Snapshot report featuring commentary on the latest activities of the National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology.

Washington Update - April 11, 2025

April 11, 2025
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC

Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC periodically provides campus with a Washington Update report. In this report:

Policy Update: Agency Responses to Executive Orders Agency Update: NSB Seeking Nominations for Board Members for 2026 -2032 Term     Funding Opportunity: Department of Transportation Releases FY 2025 Safe Streets and Roads for All NOFO    Funding Opportunity: NSTC Scalable Memory...

Washington Update - April 4, 2025

April 4, 2025
Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC

Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC periodically provides campus with a Washington Update report. In this report:

Policy Update: President Trump Outlines OSTP Vision in Letter to Kratsios     Policy Update: Senate Armed Services Committee holds Confirmation Hearing for Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (USD R&E)  Policy Update: President Trump’s Executive Orders      Policy Update: Agency Responses to Executive Orders    Funding Opportunity: NASA...