AAAS Posts Revised R&D Sequestration Figures. The AAAS R&D Budget and Policy project has posted a revised table that reflects the potential cuts to federal R&D agencies for FY 2013 through FY 2017 (http://www.aaas.org/spp/rd/). With the sequester officially in effect, some agencies have issued new memoranda on the impact of sequestration on agency operations. The National Institutes of Health (NIH), for example, stated that the "impact could include: not issuing continuation awards, or negotiating a reduction in the scope of...awards to meet the constraints imposed by sequestration. Additionally, plans for new grants or cooperative agreements may be re-scoped, delayed, or canceled depending on the nature of the work and the availability of resources." The National Science Foundation (NSF), meanwhile, has stated (PDF) that it will continue to honor existing grants issued in FY 2013 to date in order "to minimize disruption of scientific research." However, it also stated that "the total number of new research grants will be reduced by approximately 1,000."