GOVERNMENT DISMISSALS

Over two thousand researchers signed a letter last week warning that getting rid of the National Science Board weakens America’s position against countries like China. The board, created in 1950, used to guide how taxpayer money supports science and engineering research. Its twenty-plus members, app

The National Science Board, an independent group of 22 top scientists and engineers, lost all its members in one swift move. Each got an email Friday afternoon saying their role was over immediately. No explanation came from the White House, and no word on when replacements might come. Inside the Na