White House drafting executive order to take over NIH grant approvals: Reports

Moving grant approvals from scientists to political appointees is not streamlining, it's just moving who says yes.

The Trump administration is reportedly putting together an executive order to move the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) grant approval process away from the agency and giving political appointees more control. Reports emerged over the weekend that the Oval Office was considering enforcing more political oversight into the NIH’s grantmaking process. The Washington Post was…

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