Abstract:
"Dialing back federal funding strikes the Triangle's acclaimed research complex." As expected, the wrecking ball advanced by the U.S. Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has posed challenging times for federally funded nonprofits and research organizations in the Triangle region. Economic historian Peter Colcanis says there are legitimate difference of opinion on things like indirect costs but contends the Trump administration's approacj appear misguided. There's still a lot of uncertainty as to who's spending or not spending what.