FY 2007 OMB/OSTP Memorandum Summary
This summary identifies the priorities outlined in the
FY 2007 Administration Research
and Development Budget Priorities Memorandum. * The memorandum gives direction to departments and agencies
as they formulate their R & D budgets.
Administration priority areas identified include:
- Homeland Security R & D
- High-End Computing and Networking R & D
- National Nanotechnology Initiative
- Physical Sciences
- Complex Biological Systems
- Energy and Environment
In general, the Administration favors Federal R & D investments that:
- advance fundamental scientific discovery to improve future quality of life
- address societal and environmental impacts of science and technology, including ethical, national security and homeland security issues
- sustain specifically authorized agency missions and support the missions of other agencies through stewardship of user facilities
- enable potentially high-payoff activities that require a Federal presence to attain long-term national goals, including national security and energy independence
- support technological innovation to spur economic competitiveness and new job growth
- enhance the health of our Nation's people
- strengthen science, mathematics and engineering education and accomplishments to enable superior performance in math and science
- ensure a scientifically literate population and a supply of qualified technical personnel commensurate with national need
- enhance our ability to understand and respond to global environmental issues
- maximize efficiency and effectiveness of the R&D enterprise through means such as competitive, peer-reviewed award and review processes and phase-out of programs that are only marginally productive or are not important to an agency's mission
- strengthen international partnerships that foster advancement of scientific frontiers and accelerate the progress of science across borders
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