This report is the second edition of the 1992 COSEPUP report "Science and Technology Leadership in American Government: Ensuring the Best Presidential Appointments." As was the case with the original report, this report analyzes the federal government's capacity to recruit highly qualified individuals for the top science and technology (S&T)-related leadership positions in the executive branch and makes appropriate recommendations.

Contents

• THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES
• PANEL ON ENSURING THE BEST SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENTS
• COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, AND PUBLIC POLICY
• PREFACE
• ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
• Executive Summary
  • Findings
  • Recommendations
  • Introduction
  • REFERENCES
• 50 Most Urgent Science and Technology Presidential Appointments
  • EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
  • DEPARTMENTS AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
• BIOGRAPHIES
  • PANEL
  • STAFF
• APPENDIX

Financial Support: The development of this report was funded by the National Research Council.

NOTICE: This volume was produced as part of a project approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), the National Academy of Engineering (NAE), and the Institute of Medicine (IOM). It is a result of work done by a panel of the Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy (COSEPUP). This report had been reviewed by a group other than the authors according to procedures approved by COSEPUP and the Report Review Committee.

The Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy (COSEPUP) is a joint committee of the NAS, the NAE, and the IOM. It includes members of the councils of all three bodies. For more information on COSEPUP see www.nationalacademies.org/cosepup.