I have it from multiple sources that this is not coming from NIH or even HHS, but from the White House, most likely OMB and Vought. - ThreadSky

jeremymberg.bsky.social • 4 days ago

I have it from multiple sources that this is not coming from NIH or even HHS, but from the White House, most likely OMB and Vought.

Reposted from Metabo_Dave

Do we know where this even came from and who at the NIH is/was responsible for executing it?

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ckean02.bsky.social•3 days ago

I hope the lawyers in the IDC case bring this up tomorrow

simoinfinite.bsky.social•4 days ago

A Presidential Appointee, whomever that may be, has to review and approve any public documents (e.g. regulations, guidance,notice, grant announcements) ….verbatim

jeremymberg.bsky.social•4 days ago

Does the acting NIH Director count? Please feel free to send me more info on Signal (jeremymberg.78)

simoinfinite.bsky.social•4 days ago

I do not think so. Gut feeling is that is someone within the WH closer minions. I’ll get on signal in the next couple days

chasingmicrobes.bsky.social•4 days ago

Just note that everything on bsky is public, even if you set visibility in settings

simoinfinite.bsky.social•4 days ago

… thanks, I know. Worst can happen they fire me….. wait they already told me Friday they would over the weekend(unclear how I escaped)…. I will be fine, and I am going to do everything I can to make sure scientist are aware of anything can help them keep Science alive😁

jasonmsamuels.bsky.social•4 days ago

So this isn’t some “temporary” freeze then is it?

metabodave.bsky.social•4 days ago

Never was

jasonmsamuels.bsky.social•4 days ago

So this grant I’m resubmitting because the council never met to review my last grant is a purely Sisyphean effort. Fun!

boehninglab.bsky.social•4 days ago

The EO from a month ago loosely addresses this.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/regulatory-freeze-pending-review/

gareaulab.bsky.social•4 days ago

So how do we fight to un-freeze the federal register? 😳

robertadolling1.bsky.social•4 days ago

Oh god

jwilcoxen.bsky.social•4 days ago

Does this only apply to NIH? Would NSF and DOE also need to announce meetings in the federal registry to make funding decisions?

lewislab.bsky.social•4 days ago

NSF has a federal registry listing that includes all panels broadly, hence reviews continuing there.

jwilcoxen.bsky.social•4 days ago

Ah, that makes more sense. These last few weeks have been a crash course on the inner workings of the grant agencies. good to know but also I would have preferred a simple powerpoint as opposed to throw a wrench in the spokes and see what breaks

chasingmicrobes.bsky.social•4 days ago

Trump Team Finds Loophole to Defy Spirit of Court Orders Blocking Spending Freezes
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/19/us/politics/trump-foreign-aid-freeze.html?unlocked_article_code=1.yE4.rb5i.u9kNWF4sxVAC

chasingmicrobes.bsky.social•4 days ago

Yesterday's memo connected those dots for me
(and OIRA is under OMB)
https://bsky.app/profile/chasingmicrobes.bsky.social/post/3lijmil3k2s2a

metabodave.bsky.social•4 days ago

Wow.

andrewhardaway.bsky.social•4 days ago

So do we know of anyone filing suit about the holdup of the Federal Register or will this be brought up at the hearing on Friday re: IDC caps?

metabodave.bsky.social•4 days ago

I think @jeremymberg.bsky.social has more details on that.

But, serious question: why can't we sue them?

andrewhardaway.bsky.social•4 days ago

Where are our joint JD/Ph.Ds? Help us please.

blakestah.bsky.social•4 days ago

Watching today. The study sections MRS, BV, and TDPS are not in the Federal Register to meet today, but are scheduled at CSR, and not yet asterisked.

mysorekarlab.bsky.social•4 days ago

Just heard that BV Section was just canceled 😞

blakestah.bsky.social•4 days ago

All study sections intended to begin today were canceled. The Zoom meetings in the hour before the meeting start.

I think the SROs are waiting in the hopes that their director will tell them they can meet even though the meeting is not posted in the register. So far, no.

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