Office of Science and Technology Policy
Agency overview
Formed	May 11, 1976
Preceding agency	Office of Science and Technology
Headquarters	725 17th Street,Washington, D.C.
Employees	45
Agency executive	Dr. John Holdren, Director
Parent agency	Executive Office of the President
Website
Office of Science and Technology

The Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) is an office in the Executive Office of the President (EOP), established by Congress on May 11, 1976 with a broad mandate to advise the President on the effects of science and technology on domestic and international affairs.

The director of this office is colloquially known as the President's Science Advisor. Dr. John Holdren, Director, nominated in December 2008, serves as Science Advisor to President Barack Obama^[1]. Dr. John Holdren also co-chairs the President's Committee of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) and supports the President's National Science and Technology Council (NSTC)^[2][3].

Contents 1 History 2 Mission 3 Key Staff 4 Past Science Advisors 5 References 6 External links

[edit] History

The current OSTP grew out of the Office of Science and Technology which was formed in 1961 by President John F. Kennedy to provide advice and recommendation in response to the growing importance of space exploration and the accelerating Space Race that was taking place with the USSR.

The United States Congress established the OSTP in 1976 with a broad mandate to advise the President and others within the Executive Office of the President on the effects of science and technology on domestic and international affairs. The 1976 Act also authorizes OSTP to lead inter-agency efforts to develop and to implement sound science and technology policies and budgets and to work with the private sector, state and local governments, the science and higher education communities, and other nations toward this end.

[edit] Mission

The OSTP's mission is set out in the National Science and Technology Policy, Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976 (Pub. L. 94-282). The act calls for the OSTP to serve as a source of scientific and technological analysis and judgement for the President with respect to major policies, plans, and programs of the Federal Government.

It further authorizes the OSTP to:

• Advise the President and others within the Executive Office of the President on the impacts of science and technology on domestic and international affairs;
• Lead an inter-agency effort to develop and implement sound science and technology policies and budgets;
• Work with the private sector to ensure Federal investments in science and technology contribute to economic prosperity, environmental quality, and national security;
• Build strong partnerships among Federal, State, and local governments, other countries, and the scientific community;
• Evaluate the scale, quality, and effectiveness of the Federal effort in science and technology.^[4]

OSTP handles a broad range of scientific and technological issues within the Executive Office of the President. It participates in a multitude of White House Policy Coordinating Committees (PCC) that are tasked with developing policies for the Federal Government and are populated by senior officials from cabinet and independent agencies. The OSTP has approximately 45 staff members, most of whom are experienced scientists functioning as assistant directors or policy analysts.

[edit] Key Staff

• Assistant to the President for Science and Technology and Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy: John Holdren
  • Associate Director for Science: Vacant
  • Associate Director for Technology and Chief Technology Officer: Aneesh Chopra^[5]
  • Associate Director for National Security & International Affairs: Vacant
  • Associate Director for Energy & Environment: Shere Abbott^[6]

[edit] Past Science Advisors

President	Name	Term
Franklin D. Roosevelt	Vannevar Bush	1939–1951
Harry S. Truman	Oliver E. Buckley	1951–1952
Harry S. Truman	Lee A. DuBridge	1952–1953
Dwight Eisenhower	Lee A. DuBridge	1953–1956
Dwight Eisenhower	Isadore I. Rabi	1956–1957
Dwight Eisenhower	James Killian	1957–1959
Dwight Eisenhower	George Kistiakowsky	1959–1961
John F. Kennedy	Jerome B. Wiesner	1961–1963
Lyndon B. Johnson	Jerome B. Wiesner	1963–1964
Lyndon B. Johnson	Donald F. Hornig	1964–1969
Richard Nixon	Lee A. DuBridge	1969–1970
Richard Nixon	Edward E. David Jr.	1970–1973
Gerald Ford	H. Guyford Stever	1973–1977
Jimmy Carter	Frank Press	1977–1981
Ronald Reagan	Benjamin Huberman	1981
Ronald Reagan	George A. Keyworth, II	1981–1985
Ronald Reagan	John P. McTague	1986
Ronald Reagan	Richard G. Johnson	1986
Ronald Reagan	William Robert Graham	1986–1989
Ronald Reagan	Thomas P. Rona	1989
George H. W. Bush	D. Allan Bromley	1989–1993
Bill Clinton	John H. Gibbons	1993–1998
Bill Clinton	Kerri-Ann Jones	1998
Bill Clinton	Neal F. Lane	1998–2001
George W. Bush	Rosina Bierbaum	2001
George W. Bush	Clifford Gabriel	2001
George W. Bush	John H. Marburger III	2001–2009

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Office of Science and Technology
• Executive Office of the President

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