Washington, March 9 -- Congressman Joe Neguse issued the following press release:
Today, Colorado Congressman Joe Neguse wrote to the Inspector General of the National Science Foundation (NSF) and demanded an independent investigation into allegations of potential conflicts of interest and regulatory improprieties related to the Trump administration's attempts to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, Colorado.
According to new allegations reported by a whistleblower to Rep. Neguse's office, there have been troubling reports that one or more Office of Management and Budget (OMB) officials allegedly proposed or negotiated an arrangement whereby components of NCAR's space weather program would be transfer...