Science and technology leadership in American government : ensuring the best presidential appointments / Panel on Presidentially Appointed Scientists and Engineers, Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy (U.S.). Panel on Presidentially Appointed Scientists and Engineers.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Science and state--United States.

Science and state.

Technology and state--United States.

Technology and state.

Government executives--Selection and appointment--United States.

Government executives.

Cabinet officers--Selection and appointment--United States.

Cabinet officers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (104 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1992.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The government of the United States today is deeply involved in activities that have significant scientific and technical (S & T) components that are vitally important for economic productivity and technological competitiveness, national security, an improved environment, better health, and many other purposes. Leadership of the government's role in S & T is exercised by fewer than 100 positions, most of them presidentially appointed and Senate confirmed. Yet there is considerable evidence of increasing difficulty in filling and keeping filled these seemingly prestigious positions. This book by a distinguished panel composed mostly of former presidential appointees delves into the reasons these federal S & T-related positions are vacant, identifies the serious consequences, and recommends a series of changes to reduce the hurdles and disincentives posed by the appointment and confirmation process and to make the positions more attractive to top candidates.

Contents:

""SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LEADERSHIP IN AMERICAN GOVERNMENT""; ""Copyright""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""Science, Technology, and Government""; ""Problems""; ""CONSEQUENCES""; ""Solutions""; ""REDUCING HURDLES AND DISINCENTIVES""; ""Reasonable Postgovernment Employment Restrictions""; ""Consolidation and Periodic Review of Ethics Laws""; ""Reasonable Resolution of Substantive Conflicts of Interest""; ""Nonprofit Job Tenure""; ""Reducing Other Hurdles and Costs""; ""IMPROVING RECRUITMENT AND EXPANDING THE POOL OF CANDIDATES""

""Greater Reliance on Department and Agency Recruitment""""KEY PERSONNEL ROLE FOR THE ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT FOR S&T""; ""SPECIALIZED CAPACITY OF THE OFFICE OF PRESIDENTIAL PERSONNEL FOR S&T RECRUITMENT""; ""Other Recruiting Recommendations""; ""MAKING THE JOBS THEMSELVES MORE ATTRACTIVE""; ""Appropriate Reclassification and Restructuring of Positions""; ""Reducing the Administrative ""Overbrush""""; ""1 Introduction""; ""SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND GOVERNMENT""; ""GOVERNANCE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY""; ""What Are the Jobs?""; ""Who Holds These Positions?""; ""PROBLEMS""; ""CONSEQUENCES""

""SOLUTIONS""""2 Reducing the Hurdles and Disincentives""; ""TOWARD REASONABLE AND EFFECTIVE ETHICS RULES""; ""Postgovernment Employment Restrictions""; ""Consolidation and Periodic Review of Ethics Laws""; ""Reasonable Resolution of Substantive Conflicts of Interest""; ""Nonprofit Job Tenure""; ""REDUCING THE COSTS OF SERVING""; ""Compensation""; ""Outside Income Exceptions""; ""Using New Pay Flexibilities""; ""ADMINISTRATIVE STREAMLINING""; ""Standardize Forms and Coordinate Procedures""; ""Update Previous FBI Background Investigations""

""3 Improving Recruitment and Expanding the Pool of Candidates""""RECRUITING TOP SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS""; ""OFFICE OF PRESIDENTIAL PERSONNEL""; ""GREATER RELIANCE ON DEPARTMENT AND AGENCY RECRUITING""; ""KEY PERSONNEL ROLE FOR THE PRESIDENT'S ASSISTANT FOR SCIENCE ANDTECHNOLOGY""; ""SPECIALIZED CAPACITY OF THE OFFICE OF PRESIDENTIAL PERSONNEL FOR S&T RECRUITMENT""; ""COOPERATION AMONG THE DEPARTMENTS, THE PRESIDENT'S ASSISTANT FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, AND THE OFFICE OF PRESIDENTIAL PERSO""; ""OTHER RECRUITING RECOMMENDATIONS""

""Greater Involvement and Support of Nongovernmental Sectors""""Increasing the Interest of Scientists and Engineers in Government Service""; ""4 Making the Jobs Themselves More Attractive""; ""APPROPRIATE RECLASSIFICATION AND RESTRUCTURING OF POSITIONS""; ""REDUCING ADMINISTRATIVE ""OVERBRUSH""""; ""A Members of the Panel on Presidentially Appointed Scientists and Engineers""; ""B Presidentially Appointed Science and Technology-Related Positions""; ""C Postgovernment Employment Restrictions""; ""THE MAZE OF POSTEMPLOYMENT RESTRICTIONS""; ""PROBLEMS POSED BY OVERLAPPING AND CONFLICTING LAWS""

""Overlap and Confusion""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 89-90).

ISBN:

9786610211401

9781280211409

1280211407

9780309584487

0309584485

9780585085609

0585085609

OCLC:

923261432