Part of the perception of weakness was attributed to the relatively low profile of the current adviser, William R. Graham; OSTP's modest budget of less than $2 million, and its small staff of 15 permanent and 20 temporary full-time employees. "All of us can agree that this activity is vastly under-manned," testified Edward David Jr., science adviser to President Nixon. "In fact, I would call the level of manning and budget ludicrously small."
But Graham, as the lead witness, stated that OSTP's staffing and operations were adequate. He said he would recommend a similar arrangement for the new administration. Although subcommittee members clearly favored a larger and more active OSTP, the hearing before the House Subcommittee on Science, Research and Technology was held "to put on record possible suggestions for ways to strengthen OSTP," said subcommittee aide Jim Wilson.
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