A review of the progress, funding, and expenditures of SEMATECH, a government-industry R&D consortium formed in 1987 to enable the U.S. to regain world leadership in semiconductor manufacturing. Charts and tables.

Discusses how to find productive civilian uses for the resources and people formerly devoted to the nation's defense. Focuses on how R&D institutions can be more responsive to civilian technology development. Examines how certain proposed national missions might replace defense in contributing to the country's repository of technology, high-value added jobs, and gross domestic product. Charts and tables.

The President proposed $6.3 billion over 5 years for the Climate Change Technology Initiative, which would fund R&D and the deployment of new technologies to encourage energy efficiency, renewable energy, and technologies to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide emitted into the atmosphere, as well as provide tax incentives. The Dept. of Energy (DoE) is expected to implement the largest portion of this initiative through its programs. This report provides (1) information on how DoE plans to alter its climate change R&D spending from FY1998 to FY1999 and (2) observations regarding funding for R&D, based on previous work in this area.