Observations on the President's fiscal year 1999 federal science and technology budget / Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy, National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy (U.S.)

Series:

Compass series (Washington, D.C.)

The compass series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Federal aid to research--United States.

Federal aid to research.

Endowment of research--United States.

Endowment of research.

Science and state--United States.

Science and state.

Technology and state--United States.

Technology and state.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (24 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1999.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Fifth in a series of annual reports, this study provides observations on the Administrationa s FY 2003 budget proposal for federal science and technology (FS&T) programs. The first section of the report outlines the development during the 1990s of national goals for science and technology (S&T), re-iterating the importance of U.S. leadership in these fields. It also comments on development of approach to tabulating and analyzing the federal S&T investment. The second section of the report summarizes the Presidenta s FY 2003 budget proposal, including proposals for spending on research for countering terrorism. The third section provides observations on the Presidenta s proposal, noting differences in funding trends by agency and outlining an approach to FS&T budgeting that focuses on both priority-driven and discovery-oriented research. The final section provides recommendations for ensuring that federally-funded S&T programs provide high-quality research outcomes that are relevant to agency missions and provide the U.S. with global leadership in S&T. "

Contents:

""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Figures and Tables""; ""Observations on the President�s FY 2000 Federal Science and Technology Budget""; ""HIGHLIGHTS""; ""THE FY 2000 FS&T BUDGET""; ""HEALTH OF THE NATION�S RESEARCH PORTFOLIO""; ""SUPPORT FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES""; ""INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FOR THE 21ST CENTURY""; ""SMALLER R&D AGENCIES""; ""RESEARCH AND EXPERIMENTATION TAX CREDIT""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""APPENDIX A FS&T Tables""; ""APPENDIX B AAAS Table""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

9780309518703

0309518709

9780585182049

0585182043

OCLC:

923257694