NSF and AFGE sign new collective bargaining agreement

NSF and AFGE sign new collective bargaining agreement

The National Science Foundation (NSF) and the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) Local 3403 announced today that they have signed a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA).  The new agreement codifies, clarifies, and updates current agency practices and policies in the context of current rules, laws, and regulations for approximately 1,000 NSF bargaining-unit employees. The last collective bargaining agreement was signed in 1982.

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Published February 28, 2020 at 08:00PM
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National Science Foundation presents FY 2021 budget request

National Science Foundation presents FY 2021 budget request

Today, President Donald J. Trump's Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 budget request for the National Science Foundation (NSF) was presented to Congress. More information on the FY 2021 budget request is available beginning today from the White House Office of Management and Budget. NSF Director France Córdova issued the following ...

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Published February 10, 2020 at 10:09PM
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NSF selects 7 winners from its first-ever NSF 2026 Idea Machine prize competition

NSF selects 7 winners from its first-ever NSF 2026 Idea Machine prize competition

The National Science Foundation (NSF) announced today the selection of four grand prize and three meritorious prize winners for its first-ever NSF 2026 Idea Machine prize competition. The awardees are being honored today at a ceremony at NSF headquarters in Alexandria, Va.

The NSF 2026 Idea Machine encouraged individuals from all walks of life, age 14 or older, to submit pressing “grand challenges” requiring fundamental research in science, engineering, or STEM education ...

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Published February 04, 2020 at 03:00PM
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Media call: NSF Fiscal Year 2021 budget request

Media call: NSF Fiscal Year 2021 budget request

Media are invited to join a 30-minute call about the President's Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 National Science Foundation (NSF) budget request to Congress.

The call will include information on the new budget proposal, the details of which are expected to be released on February 10, 2020. NSF staff will answer questions and speak to how agency investments in fundamental science and engineering research will continue to support the nation's economy, security and global leadership. The call is ...

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Published February 03, 2020 at 06:49PM
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NSF’s newest solar telescope produces first images

NSF’s newest solar telescope produces first images

Just released first images from the National Science Foundation’s Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope reveal unprecedented detail of the sun’s surface and preview the world-class products to come from this preeminent 4-meter solar telescope. NSF’s Inouye Solar Telescope, on the summit of Haleakala, Maui, in Hawai‘i, will enable a new era of solar science and a leap forward in understanding the sun and its impacts on our planet.

Activity on the sun, known as space ...

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Published January 29, 2020 at 06:10PM
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Solar Science: Exploring the power of our closest star

Solar Science: Exploring the power of our closest star

NSF has been supporting solar astronomy and heliophysics since the 1950's, with its newest flagship observatory finishing construction in 2020, the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope.

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Published January 29, 2020 at 06:23PM
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NSF-supported observatory renamed for astronomer Vera C. Rubin

NSF-supported observatory renamed for astronomer Vera C. Rubin

The Large Synoptic Survey Telescope will now be called the NSF Vera C. Rubin Observatory, making it the first national U.S. observatory to be named after a female astronomer.  Announced at the 2020 American Astronomical Society winter meeting, the name recognizes the role Rubin played in better understanding dark matter, which will be one of the observatory survey’s four main themes. 

“Named after an astronomer who provided important evidence of the existence of ...

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Published January 07, 2020 at 05:01AM
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