Hacker News with Generative AI: Government Funding

Trump administration cuts funding for the Strong Museum of Play (gamedeveloper.com)
The Trump administration's legally questionable slashing of funded government programs has hit the video game industry.
Politics, Video Games, Museums, Government Funding
5 points by ibobev 4 days ago | 0 comments
An $18M grant would have drastically reduced food waste. Then the EPA cut it (grist.org)
Environmental Issues, Food Waste, Government Funding, EPA
76 points by rntn 12 days ago | 43 comments
NASA scrambles to cut ISS activity after Trump budget–its options are not great (arstechnica.com)
One major surprise in the Trump administration's "skinny budget" proposal for NASA, released last Friday, was a demand that the US space agency reduce its activities on the International Space Station.
Space Exploration, Government Funding, NASA
9 points by tomrod 16 days ago | 0 comments
NASA budget proposal draws strong criticism – SpaceNews (spacenews.com)
WASHINGTON — The White House’s proposal to cut NASA’s budget by nearly 25% and cancel several major programs has drawn criticism from industry and members of Congress, while raising concerns among international partners.
Space Exploration, Government Funding, Politics, Science
12 points by rbanffy 17 days ago | 5 comments
Hurricane forecasts are more accurate than ever – NOAA funding cuts change that (theconversation.com)
The National Hurricane Center’s forecasts in 2024 were its most accurate on record, from its one-day forecasts, as tropical cyclones neared the coast, to its forecasts five days into the future, when storms were only beginning to come together.
Weather Forecasting, Climate Change, Government Funding
11 points by rntn 18 days ago | 0 comments
White House budget seeks to end SLS, Orion, and Lunar Gateway programs (arstechnica.com)
The White House released a "skinny" version of its budget proposal for fiscal year 2026 on Friday, including financial information for all federal agencies.
Space Exploration, Government Funding, NASA, Budget, Politics
33 points by decimalenough 18 days ago | 32 comments
Trump wants to cut quarter of NASA budget: No Lunar Gateway, Artemis, ISS retire (theregister.com)
The White House has proposed slashing NASA's budget by 24 percent, dropping it from $24.8 billion to $18.8 billion. If approved, it would mark one of the agency's deepest single-year cuts in federal support, and crash its inflation-adjusted funding to levels not seen in decades.
Space Exploration, Government Funding, NASA, Politics, Budget Cuts
10 points by rntn 20 days ago | 2 comments
Trump says he's ending federal funding for NPR and PBS (freepress.net)
WASHINGTON — Late Thursday night, President Donald Trump issued an executive order aiming to end federal support of NPR and PBS “to the maximum extent allowed by law.” 
Politics, Media, Government Funding
10 points by thm 21 days ago | 2 comments
White House budget ends SLS and Orion after Artemis 3, scales back ISS (bsky.app)
Space Exploration, Government Funding, NASA, Artemis Program
12 points by ceejayoz 21 days ago | 5 comments
White House budget seeks to end SLS, Orion, and Lunar Gateway programs (arstechnica.com)
The White House released a "skinny" version of its budget proposal for fiscal year 2026 on Friday, including financial information for all federal agencies.
Space Exploration, Government Funding, Budget, NASA
10 points by evgenyp 21 days ago | 3 comments
Quebec refuses to reinvest in Lion Electric (thecanadianpressnews.ca)
MONTREAL - The Quebec government says it is rethinking the pace of its plan to electrify the transportation sector and will not pump any more public money into vehicle maker Lion Electric.
Quebec, Electric Vehicles, Government Funding, Transportation
83 points by Kon-Peki 22 days ago | 95 comments
Study finds that budget cuts to public R&D would significantly hurt the economy (impa.american.edu)
Federal agencies such as NIH and NSF are critical sources of funding for basic and applied scientific research.
Science, Government Funding, Economics
68 points by geox 23 days ago | 82 comments
DARPA to 'radically' rev up mathematics research. And yes, with AI (theregister.com)
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, aka DARPA, believes mathematics isn't advancing fast enough.
Mathematics, Research, Artificial Intelligence, Government Funding
7 points by jjgreen 26 days ago | 0 comments
White House Proposal Could Gut Climate Modeling the World Depends On (propublica.org)
Proposed cuts to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the agency whose weather and climate research touches almost every facet of American life, are targeting a 57-year-old partnership between Princeton University and the U.S. government that produces what many consider the world’s most advanced climate modeling and forecasting systems.
Climate Change, Government Funding, Scientific Research, United States
15 points by hn_acker 29 days ago | 0 comments
NASA's next space-telescope is almost ready to launch but may be killed by cuts (scientificamerican.com)
Amid harsh cuts, the Trump administration has proposed canceling the nearly ready-to-launch Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
Space Exploration, Government Funding, Astronomy
13 points by ck2 35 days ago | 3 comments
USDA's Regional Food Business Centers Caught in Federal Funding Freeze (civileats.com)
The program, which supports business development for local and regional farms, has been put on ice since the Trump administration took office.
Agriculture, Government Funding, Food Industry, Rural Development, Policy
9 points by mooreds 36 days ago | 0 comments
Trump White House budget proposal eviscerates science funding at NASA (arstechnica.com)
This massive cut to NASA Science will not stand, US Rep. George Whitesides, D-California, told Ars. "For weeks we have been raising the alarm about a rumored 50 percent cut to NASA's world-leading science efforts. Now we know it is true. I will work alongside my colleagues on the Science Committee to make clear how this would decimate American leadership in space and inflict great damage to NASA centers across the country."
Politics, Space Exploration, Science Funding, Government Funding, NASA
19 points by decimalenough 37 days ago | 0 comments
CISA funds CVE program in the 11th hour of contract with MITRE (scworld.com)
After a 24-hour period of high anxiety for the cybersecurity industry at the prospect of losing the CVE program, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) said April 16 it plans on funding the highly valued program for the next 11 months.
Cybersecurity, Government Funding, CVE
8 points by LinuxBender 37 days ago | 1 comments
Man who built ISP instead of paying Comcast expands to hundreds of homes (2022) (arstechnica.com)
Jared Mauch, the Michigan man who built a fiber-to-the-home Internet provider because he couldn't get good broadband service from AT&T or Comcast, is expanding with the help of $2.6 million in government money.
Broadband, Technology, Government Funding
577 points by voxadam 37 days ago | 229 comments
White House calls NPR and PBS a "grift," will ask Congress to rescind funding (arstechnica.com)
The Trump White House is proposing to eliminate most federal funding for National Public Radio (NPR) and the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) and issued a statement yesterday alleging that NPR and PBS "spread radical, woke propaganda disguised as 'news.'"
Politics, Media, Government Funding
21 points by rbanffy 37 days ago | 5 comments
Homeland Security funding for CVE program expires (theregister.com)
US government funding for the world's CVE program – the centralized Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures database of product security flaws – ends Wednesday.
Cybersecurity, Government Funding, Security Vulnerabilities
143 points by dxs 38 days ago | 6 comments
Mitre-backed cyber vulnerability program to lose funding (nextgov.com)
The U.S. government funding needed for non-profit research giant MITRE to develop, operate and maintain its flagship Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures Program will expire Wednesday, the company confirmed to Nextgov/FCW.
Cybersecurity, Government Funding, Non-Profit Organizations
56 points by danso 38 days ago | 6 comments
The CVE program for tracking security flaws is about to lose federal funding (theverge.com)
Financial support for the system that tracks publicly disclosed cybersecurity vulnerabilities expires on April 16th.
Cybersecurity, Government Funding, Vulnerabilities
25 points by ceejayoz 38 days ago | 1 comments
FEMA to end coverage for North Carolina recovery efforts (accuweather.com)
More than six months after Hurricane Helene devastated much of western North Carolina, federal officials have ceased providing full funding for storm recovery efforts there.
Natural Disasters, Government Funding, North Carolina
23 points by iJohnDoe 39 days ago | 9 comments
Trump Admin to Slice NASA in Half and Cancel New Telescopes (thedailybeast.com)
So long, space travel. The White House plans to terminate billions of dollars’ worth of ongoing and future National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) missions, effectively cutting the world-renowned scientific agency in half.
Politics, Space Exploration, Science, Government Funding, NASA
30 points by perihelions 42 days ago | 5 comments
FEMA slashes $300M in flooding, hurricane relief projects in Florida (tampabay.com)
Nearly $300 million in federal aid meant to help protect Florida communities from flooding, hurricanes and other natural disasters has been frozen since President Donald Trump took office in January.
Politics, Florida, Natural Disasters, Government Funding
29 points by howard941 42 days ago | 12 comments
Trump White House budget proposal eviscerates science funding at NASA (arstechnica.com)
This massive cut to NASA Science will not stand, US Rep. George Whitesides, D-California, told Ars. "For weeks we have been raising the alarm about a rumored 50 percent cut to NASA's world-leading science efforts. Now we know it is true. I will work alongside my colleagues on the Science Committee to make clear how this would decimate American leadership in space and inflict great damage to NASA centers across the country."
Politics, Space Exploration, Government Funding, Science
18 points by pmags 42 days ago | 5 comments
ESA has a commercial launch strategy, but will member states pay? (arstechnica.com)
The European Space Agency is inviting proposals to inject competition into the European launch market, an important step toward fostering a dynamic multiplayer industry officials hope, one day, will mimic that of the United States.
Space Exploration, European Union, Business, Government Funding
33 points by PaulHoule 43 days ago | 44 comments
Trump administration's attack on university research accelerates (arstechnica.com)
Shortly after its inauguration, the Trump administration has made no secret that it isn't especially interested in funding research.
Politics, Science, Research, Government Funding
9 points by kwiktrip 44 days ago | 0 comments
Amid NOAA Cuts, Scientists Warn of Weather and Climate Risks (undark.org)
In 1807, President Thomas Jefferson founded the nation’s first scientific agency. It was tasked with surveying the coasts of the United States. Roughly 60 years later, a national weather bureau was created, and a fish and fisheries commission soon followed. The focus of these three agencies was eventually brought together in 1970 as part of the new National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA. Today, agency staff study the ocean and atmosphere, share knowledge, and conserve coastal and marine ecosystems.
Climate Change, Science, Government Funding, Environmental Issues
16 points by rntn 47 days ago | 0 comments