Policy-watchers wonder if even modest increases for science will survive Republican lawmakers' fiscal conservatism The Clinton administration is striving to put the best possible "spin" on its $72.9 billion research and development budget for the 1996 fiscal year, which would provide modest increases--about enough to keep pace with inflation--for the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health. White House science adviser John H. Gibbons contends that "science and technol

Sidebar:Federal Research Funding Though many express general satisfaction with allocations, some observers warn of tough funding battles ahead The 1995 federal budget process has produced its traditional share of beneficiaries and victims, champions and critics. Some, for example, are heartened by a 14 percent funding increase for the National Science Foundation, while others view a modest budget raise for the National Institutes

Department of Energy -Energy supply R&D 3,224 3,424 3,315 -Gen. Sci & Res. 1,615 1,074 984 National Aeronautics and Space Administration --Space station R&D 1,940 1,890 1,890 --Science, aeronautics, 5,788 5,901 5,901 and technology National Institute of Standards and Technology 520 935 855 Environmental Protection Agency (R&D) 338 364 350 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 227 238 259 Department of

Sidebar:Federal Research Funding Though many express general satisfaction with allocations, some observers warn of tough funding battles ahead The 1995 federal budget process has produced its traditional share of beneficiaries and victims, champions and critics. Some, for example, are heartened by a 14 percent funding increase for the National Science Foundation, while others view a modest budget raise for the National Institutes

Department of Energy -Energy supply R&D 3,224 3,424 3,315 -Gen. Sci & Res. 1,615 1,074 984 National Aeronautics and Space Administration --Space station R&D 1,940 1,890 1,890 --Science, aeronautics, 5,788 5,901 5,901 and technology National Institute of Standards and Technology 520 935 855 Environmental Protection Agency (R&D) 338 364 350 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 227 238 259 Department of

Citing broad range of challenges facing the president, observers laud diversity among advisory panel choices PP.,10 Chairman and CEO of Martin Marietta Corp., Bethesda, Md. Currently serving on the Defense Policy Advisory Committee on Trade and as chairman of the National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee. Served as undersecretary of the Army in 1975-77. Donald Bren Professor of Biological Sciences and professor of

Citing broad range of challenges facing the president, observers laud diversity among advisory panel choices PP.,10 Chairman and CEO of Martin Marietta Corp., Bethesda, Md. Currently serving on the Defense Policy Advisory Committee on Trade and as chairman of the National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee. Served as undersecretary of the Army in 1975-77. Donald Bren Professor of Biological Sciences and professor of

Science Community Praises White House Policy Report Author: Barton Reppert Date: August 22, 1994 Long-awaited `white paper' receives high grades from most observers, although some say it misses target. A long-awaited White House report on United States science policy, released earlier this month, is drawing generally strong praise from key scientific and educational association leaders, as well as senior officials

Science Community Praises White House Policy Report Author: Barton Reppert Date: August 22, 1994 Long-awaited `white paper' receives high grades from most observers, although some say it misses target. A long-awaited White House report on United States science policy, released earlier this month, is drawing generally strong praise from key scientific and educational association leaders, as well as senior officials

Some observers laud body's work to date; others await evidence of true progress Despite President Bill Clinton's headline-grabbing political hassles and the furor surrounding the White House's campaign to enact health-care reform, his comparatively low-profile National Science and Technology Council -- a Cabinet-level policy body he formed late last year -- is functioning undaunted. So far this year, the 16-member panel, composed

Some observers laud body's work to date; others await evidence of true progress Despite President Bill Clinton's headline-grabbing political hassles and the furor surrounding the White House's campaign to enact health-care reform, his comparatively low-profile National Science and Technology Council -- a Cabinet-level policy body he formed late last year -- is functioning undaunted. So far this year, the 16-member panel, composed

They say the proposal may be the best they can get, but Rep. George Brown warns that it may not get through Congress intact Officials at major scientific societies and associations say they are generally satisfied with the Clinton administration's $71 billion budget request for science research and development in the 1995 fiscal year. The proposed funding levels, they contend, are about as favorable for the research community as cou