[robwwilliams]

Absolutely not. DOE faculties charge way more overhead for work that they perform for universities—-up to 100%. And DOE lab postdocs are almost 2X as well paid as comparable university postdocs. And their senior leadership in science are way way above GSA scale since they are formally not in the government but work for contractors like Battelle.

If sustained this policy This would put reciprocal contracts and collaborations between major DOE facilities and universities on total hold. Not a good thing if you think progress in science is even vaguely useful.