2007 Budget cuts will hit science hard

Science : The Republican Congress adjourned last week without passing a 2007 budget for most federal agencies. The Democratic party, which won control of Congress last November has announced plans to apply current spending levels for the entire fiscal year. This decision will cause research cuts at the Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Science, the National Science Foundation (NSF), and the in-house National Institute of Standards and Technology labs says Science.