A Department of Defense memo signed by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth calls for the Department to implement a 15 percent indirect cost cap on awards to institutions of higher education. The Trump Administration is the fourth federal agency, after NIH, the Department of Energy, and NSF, that has enacted a plan to cap indirect cost rates at 15 percent, though the NSF plan is currently paused and the NIH and DOE plans have been blocked by federal judges.

Coverage from Inside Higher Ed is here. The May 14 Department of Defense memo is here.