Table E-3.— Leading Issues as Reported by Government and FFRDC Respondents 



Order of Frequency of Mention by 



Intra- 



All mural Federal FFRDC 



Re- Labor- Head- Labor- 



spond- atory quarters atory 



ents Directors Officials Directors 



Need for co-ordinated research policy at the 

 national level involving long-range planning, 

 commitments and priorities 1 2 3 1 



Increased emphasis on short-term research 



and neglect of basic research 2 1 1 3 



Overmanagement, as evidenced by too many 



restrictions, especially on longer term research 3 5 3 2 



Need for increased or stable funding 4 3 4 



Desire for improved personnel management (e.g., 



personnel changes, salary scales, staff levels, etc.) 5 2 3 



Need to maintain research staff vitality with more 



positions for young scientists and continuing 



education for older ones 6 6 1 



Meeting public demand for justification of basic research 



programs with respect to mission 7 4 



Lack of Congressional or Executive support and 



understanding of basic research 7 6 



More funds needed for scientific equipment 3 



Need for improved general management skills 3 



Number of Respondents 55 25 8 22 



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