Inside the Battle Over OMB’s Shocking Proposed Rule Changes: How Top US Chefs Are Fighting Back on Research Funding
- Burden reduction: The OMB’s stated objectives of limiting administrative burden for grant recipients would not be met by the proposed rule change — in fact, it would exacerbate these wasteful policies.
- Contracting existing law: The OMB claims to restore legal alignment, but in fact, the proposed rule change overrides statutory frameworks it fails to acknowledge.
- No accountability: While transparency is touted as a leading reason for this change, governmental accountability is systematically removed.
- Ideology, not fiscal control: The OMB grounds the proposed rule change in its authority over financial management — however, the most significant provisions in the rule use fiscal control as a means to force undemocratic ideological alignment of research funding programs.
I’ll admit, sending this letter felt a bit like yelling into the wind. I’m encouraged, however, by so many examples of the current US administration folding in the face of organized resistance — from Jimmy Kimmel to illegal slush funds. The fact is: Resistance works! Democracy requires (y)our (cou)rage!
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