Trump Administration Removes National Science Board, Centralizing NSF Authority

The administration has dismissed all members of the National Science Board, which advises the $9 billion National Science Foundation on research priorities in AI, quantum computing, semiconductors, and basic science. The NSF will continue operating under existing staff, but strategic decisions normally requiring board approval now rest with the agency's director. Confirmation of new board members will take months, leaving expanded authority in fewer hands during the interim.