50 Most Urgent Science and Technology Presidential Appointments *
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
White House Office
Assistant to the President for Science and Technology †
Office of Science and Technology Policy
Director †
Associate Director for National Security and International Affairs
Associate Director for Science
Associate Director for Environment
Associate Director for Technology
Council of Economic Advisors
Chairman and members
Council on Environmental Quality
Chairman
DEPARTMENTS AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
Agriculture
Under Secretary for Research, Education and Economics
Under Secretary for Food Safety
Commerce
Under Secretary for Technology
Administrator, National Telecommunications and Information Administration
Director, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Administrator, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Under Secretary for Economic Affairs
Director, Census Bureau
Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks
Defense
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics
Director, Defense Research and Engineering
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs
Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition
Assistant Secretary (Acquisitions, Logistics, and Technology), Army
Assistant Secretary (Research, Development, and Acquisitions), Navy
Education
Assistant Secretary for Educational Research and Improvement
Energy
Under Secretary for Energy, Science, and the Environment
Under Secretary for Nuclear Security ‡
Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs
Director, Office of Science
Director, Energy Information Administration
Health and Human Services
Assistant Secretary for Public Health and Science §
Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
Surgeon General §
Director, National Institutes of Health
Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration
Housing and Urban Development
Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research
Interior
Assistant Secretary for Water and Science
Director, US Fish and Wildlife Service
Director, US Geological Survey
State
Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Affairs
Under Secretary for Economic, Business, and Agricultural Affairs
Under Secretary for Global Affairs
Assistant Secretary, Oceans and International, Environmental, and Scientific Affairs
Assistant Administrator, Bureau of Global Programs, Field Support, and Research, Agency for International Development
Transportation
Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration
Administrator, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Administrator, Research and Special Programs Administration
Veterans Affairs
Under Secretary for Medical Affairs
Environmental Protection Agency
Assistant Administrator for Research and Development
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Administrator
National Science Foundation
Director
Deputy Director
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This list is based on the panel's judgment as to which of the roughly 80 S&T positions are the most urgent. This list includes both positions that are important for science and engineering research policy and those that provide scientific and technical analysis to inform decision-makers on many societal issues. |
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In recent years, the same person has held the post of Assistant to the President for Science and Technology and Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP). |
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This person currently also directs the National Nuclear Security Administration. |
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In recent years, the same person has held the post of Assistant Secretary for Public Health and Science and Surgeon General, but this has not always been the case. |
