When did a Republican, junior, US Senator from Oklahoma accuse the National Science Foundation of poor management and research?
National Science Foundation: Under the Microscope National Science Foundation: Under the Microscope was a 73-page report released on May 26, 2011 by US Senator Tom Coburn, a conservative Republican from Oklahoma), accusing the National Science Foundation of poor management and practices, various research projects, and the social sciences.Mainstream press coverage generated a public controversy and a stir in academia.
Johnny Isakson John Hardy Isakson (born December 28, 1944) is the senior United States Senator from Georgia, in office since 2005, and a member of the Republican Party. Previously, he represented  in the United States House of Representatives from 1999 to 2005.