- US House drafts bill that would replace peer review at the National Science Foundation (NSF) with a set of funding criteria chosen by Congress http://news.sciencemag.org/2013/04/u.s.-lawmaker-proposes-new-criteria-choosing-nsf-grants 15 comments science
- Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX) seeks is drafting a bill to replace the process of peer reviewing by scientists of research with a congressional committee. http://news.sciencemag.org/2013/04/u.s.-lawmaker-proposes-new-criteria-choosing-nsf-grants 4 comments politics