| Abstract: | The "Office of Science and Technology was established… as a focal point for comprehensive science policies in the Executive Branch." This 1963 statement to a congressional committee indicates that "the problems of determining how to bring scientists into the formation of national scientific policies have been met in a pragmatic manner." There is substantial commitment of the federal budget to research and development and it has sharply risen during the past 5 years. Major sections are: The Federal Effort, Federal Mechanisms for Science and Technology, The Tasks Ahead, and Summary and Conclusions. Recent budget cuts "will severely arrest the capability of the NSF to meet its statutory responsibilities in research as well as in education." (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) |
