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Another reform plan for NIH
The NIH restructuring floated by two House Republicans Friday is the latest in an onslaught of GOP demands for agency reform and scrutiny. But they’re not alone in mulling change at the Bethesda campus. Even if a plan to whittle institutes down from 27 to 15 never takes flight, researchers and advocates say there’s room to work on director term limits, some institute mergers, and bringing back that elusive review board.
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