President Clinton established the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) by Executive Order on November 23, 1993. This cabinet-level council is the principal means for the President to coordinate science, space, and technology policies across the Federal Government. NSTC acts as a "virtual agency" for science and technology to coordinate the diverse parts of the Federal research and development enterprise. The NSTC is chaired by the President. Membership consists of the Vice President, Assistant to the President for Science and Technology, Cabinet Secretaries, Agency Heads with significant science and technology responsibilities, and other White House officials.
An important objective of the NSTC is the establishment of clear national goals for Federal science and technology investments in areas ranging from information technologies and health research, to improving transportation systems and strengthening fundamental research. The Council prepares research and development strategies that are coordinated across Federal agencies to form an investment package that is aimed at accomplishing multiple national goals.
To obtain additional information regarding the NSTC, contact the NSTC Executive Secretariat at 202-456-6100.
The Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) was established by the National Science and Technology Policy, Organization and Priorities Act of 1976. OSTP's responsibilities include advising the President in policy formulation and budget development on all questions in which science and technology are important elements; articulating the President's science and technology policies and programs; and fostering strong partnerships among Federal, State, and local governments, and the scientific communities in industry and academe.
To obtain additional information regarding the OSTP, contact the OSTP Administrative Office at 202-395-7347.
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Simulation of the formation of the central regions of galaxies at redshift of z - 2 (page 25) |
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Simulation of nitrogen deposition to the Chesapeake Bay and surrounding area (page 12) |
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Time Tunnel metaphor in PABLO (page 10) |
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Scientists exploring the attributes of macromolecules with MDScope (page 12) |
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A three-dimensional non-linear gyrokinetic plasma simulation (page 26) |
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Structure of the light harvesting complex II, a pigment-protein complex (page 20) |
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Graphical representation of World Wide Web traffic at a point in time (page 4) |
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Simulation of a disk galaxy interacting with a smaller galaxy (page 25) |
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Alignment of moments from calculating ground state magnetic structure of Fe65Ni35 (page 24) |
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A 23-degrees-of-freedom model for simulating human motion (page20) |
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