The White House terminated every member of the board overseeing the National Science Foundation, leaving NSF without a board, director, or deputy director, according to reporting. The action raised immediate questions about agency governance and continuity as NSF remains a top federal funder of university research. The development follows an earlier governance shakeup that had already increased scrutiny of NSF’s future direction. With no board in place, the agency’s oversight functions and leadership roles move into a more precarious state while personnel processes play out. The White House did not provide details immediately, but later provided a reason through official channels. NSF’s $9 billion annual budget underscores the scale of university research affected by any disruption to federal decision-making. For higher education stakeholders—especially research-intensive universities and grant recipients—the immediate risk is not funding cuts in the short term, but administrative uncertainty around NSF’s priorities, review processes, and leadership-led initiatives while board vacancies are filled.