The activities and preliminary findings of a 15-member task force's examination of the National Science Foundation's division of science information are detailed. The task force hopes to redirect NSF's scattered programs in science information activities and provide a blueprint for coordinating government-wide activities in the field. (BT)

The House Science and Technology Committee is launching a probe of where the U.S. ought to go in making science policy. The general drift of the inquiry involves whether the government's design of research support is out of date. Comments from witnesses indicate that it is. (Author/JN)

Presents a profile of George Pimentel, the deputy director of the National Science Foundation (NSF). (SL)

The goals set forth for the National Science Foundation by its new director, Richard C. Atkinson, are detailed. The new director seeks to restructure the agency's applied research programs and to secure more funds for basic research. (BT)

Describes the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Applied Science and Research Applications (ASRA) program, the replacement for the Research Applied to National Needs (RANN) program, for providing applied science with an intellectual integrity and concrete usefulness. (SL)

Describes Congressional hearings into the amendment of legislation regulating Congress' Office of Technology Assessment (OTA). (SL)

Describes National Science Foundation (NSF) activities and rationals in formation of it's Division of Information Science and Technology. (SL)

Presents a biographical sketch and lists qualifications of John B. Slaughter, a successful Black electrical engineer, recently appointed the new director of the National Science Foundation. (CS)

Discusses issues concerning a federal technology policy and the roles of the federal government, industry, and universities in promoting or hindering productivity. (DC)

Detailed are the history, development, current status, and future of the appropriate technology movement. Major centers of research and demonstration activity in the United States are identified and federal agency programs aimed at developing appropriate technology are described. Contact persons within the agencies are listed. (BT)

Discusses the first years of Erich Bloch's command of the National Science Foundation (NSF). Describes his past associations with science and technology and his ability to lead in these areas. Indicates that he has committed the NSF to a technological course and has changed the character of the foundation. (MVL)