The Optical Society (OSA) issued the following statement on the release of President Donald Trump’s proposed fiscal year 2019 budget. Proposed cuts to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the Advanced Research Projects Agency at the Department of Energy (ARPA-E) and other agencies would negatively impact the United States’ role as a leader in scientific innovation. The funding for certain science-related agencies, such as the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Office of Science at the Department of Energy (DOE), wouldn’t increase but be held at current levels.
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