Number: 98-365
Title: Some Perspectives on the Changing Role of the U.S. Government in Science and Technology
Authors: William C. Boesman, Science, Technology, and Medicine Division 
Abstract: This report analyzes a number of factors bearing on the government's role in science and technology: the character of research and development supported by the government; the federal R&D missions involved; whether the government funds R&D in its own laboratories or in those of industry or academia; and the government's R&D budget and its management of, and planning for, science and technology.
Pages: 37
Date: Updated April 14, 1998