NIH Vigil 7-25-26

This Week’s Updates and Discussion

The Good

• A federal judge blocked agencies from canceling existing grants solely because they conflict with an administration’s new political priorities

• NIH admits in court to terminating grants based on keywords

The Bad

• Return to office makes federal employees sad and inefficient

• Trump wants to defund the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine because they put out a climate report that he didn’t like

• FDA panel whose members sell peptides voted for 4 new peptides

The Ugly

• Student visas are now limited to 4 years

• NIH is terminating grants again

• The Trump administration seeks to redirect science funding to pet projects 

• White House science report calls to shift funding toward industry

In Related News

• An arbitrator ordered the Forest Service to restore telework

• A federal judge ruled that the FEMA CFO’s firing was illegal

• Trump administration admits to terminating  grants in regions that did not support him 

Your Power in Action

• Contact your Representatives and urge them to: 

  • Support impeachment of Russell Vought and Linda McMahon

  • Stop implementation of Vought’s proposed OMB federal financial assistance rule 

• Impeach Vought campaign is approaching 2,300 signatures!Add your name to the movement! Letter delivery coming soon.

• Support 27 UNIHTED. Former NIHers and HHS staff need your support. Take action and volunteer

Events

• Crow’s Nest Baltimore is showing a virtual exhibition of NIHer and artist “Paint Brains” series of 22 portraits honoring federal workers and their public-service contributions.