Overview
- A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction Monday that prevents the National Science Foundation from transferring the NCAR‑Wyoming Supercomputing Center to the University of Wyoming while UCAR’s lawsuit continues.
- The judge found that NSF failed to explain its decision, did not properly consider public comments and likely violated the Administrative Procedure Act by acting in an arbitrary and capricious way.
- The court credited UCAR’s evidence of immediate harm, saying the transfer announcement has caused a significant loss of specialized staff and risks further layoffs and disruption to the center’s operations.
- The ruling notes a close sequence of events linking President Trump’s public criticism of Colorado officials and OMB Director Russ Vought’s social‑media announcement, which the court cited as evidence of political motive.
- The injunction covers only this specific transfer and is temporary, leaving open other alleged threats to NCAR and setting up further litigation and possible administrative or congressional responses.