Allocating Federal Funds for Science and Technology

Allocating Federal Funds for Science and Technology
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Publisher : National Academies Press
Total Pages : 107
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ISBN-10 : 9780309176002
ISBN-13 : 030917600X
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Synopsis Allocating Federal Funds for Science and Technology by : National Research Council

The United States faces a new challengeâ€"maintaining the vitality of its system for supporting science and technology despite fiscal stringency during the next several years. To address this change, the Senate Appropriations Committee requested a report from the National Academies of Sciences and Engineering and the Institute of Medicine to address "the criteria that should be used in judging the appropriate allocation of funds to research and development activities; to examine the appropriate balance among different types of institutions that conduct such research; and to look at the means of assuring continued objectivity in the allocation process." In this eagerly-awaited book, a committee of experts selected by the National Academies and the Institute responds with 13 recommendations that propose a new budgeting process and formulates a series of questions to address during that process. The committee also makes corollary recommendations about merit review, government oversight, linking research and development to government missions, the synergy between research and education, and other topics. The recommendations are aimed at rooting out obsolete and inadequate activities to free resources from good programs for even better ones, in the belief that "science and technology will be at least as important in the future as they have been in the past in dealing with problems that confront the nation." The authoring committee of this book was chaired by Frank Press, former President of the National Academy of Sciences (1981-1993) and Presidential Science and Technology Advisor (1977-1981).

Oversight of the Office of Science and Technology Policy

Oversight of the Office of Science and Technology Policy
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Total Pages : 280
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ISBN-10 : PSU:000014318528
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Synopsis Oversight of the Office of Science and Technology Policy by : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. Subcommittee on Science, Research, and Technology

U.S. Science and Engineering Base

U.S. Science and Engineering Base
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Total Pages : 84
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ISBN-10 : STANFORD:36105127385610
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Synopsis U.S. Science and Engineering Base by : United States. General Accounting Office

Reorganization of Federal Science and Technology Activities

Reorganization of Federal Science and Technology Activities
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Total Pages : 694
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ISBN-10 : STANFORD:36105110105009
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Synopsis Reorganization of Federal Science and Technology Activities by : Library of Congress. Science Policy Research Division

Science, the Endless Frontier

Science, the Endless Frontier
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Publisher : Princeton University Press
Total Pages : 186
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ISBN-10 : 9780691201658
ISBN-13 : 069120165X
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Synopsis Science, the Endless Frontier by : Vannevar Bush

The classic case for why government must support science—with a new essay by physicist and former congressman Rush Holt on what democracy needs from science today Science, the Endless Frontier is recognized as the landmark argument for the essential role of science in society and government’s responsibility to support scientific endeavors. First issued when Vannevar Bush was the director of the US Office of Scientific Research and Development during the Second World War, this classic remains vital in making the case that scientific progress is necessary to a nation’s health, security, and prosperity. Bush’s vision set the course for US science policy for more than half a century, building the world’s most productive scientific enterprise. Today, amid a changing funding landscape and challenges to science’s very credibility, Science, the Endless Frontier resonates as a powerful reminder that scientific progress and public well-being alike depend on the successful symbiosis between science and government. This timely new edition presents this iconic text alongside a new companion essay from scientist and former congressman Rush Holt, who offers a brief introduction and consideration of what society needs most from science now. Reflecting on the report’s legacy and relevance along with its limitations, Holt contends that the public’s ability to cope with today’s issues—such as public health, the changing climate and environment, and challenging technologies in modern society—requires a more capacious understanding of what science can contribute. Holt considers how scientists should think of their obligation to society and what the public should demand from science, and he calls for a renewed understanding of science’s value for democracy and society at large. A touchstone for concerned citizens, scientists, and policymakers, Science, the Endless Frontier endures as a passionate articulation of the power and potential of science.

H.R. 6910

H.R. 6910
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Total Pages : 898
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ISBN-10 : PSU:000015998194
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Synopsis H.R. 6910 by : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science and Technology. Subcommittee on Science, Research, and Technology

Federal Oceanic and Atmospheric Organization

Federal Oceanic and Atmospheric Organization
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Total Pages : 1326
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ISBN-10 : UCAL:$B644033
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Synopsis Federal Oceanic and Atmospheric Organization by : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce. Subcommittee on Oceanography