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on both a short-term and long-term scale, and 

 assisting in the development and application of 

 criteria for evaluating of research and develop- 

 ment projects and programs. Funds should also be 

 provided for studies, where necessary, to draw on 

 competence outside the Federal Government. 



Both communication and staffing problems will 

 become more severe as the program of growth 

 described in this plan materializes, and their solu- 

 tion is therefore a matter of some urgency. 



Finally, a word should be said on leadership of 

 the program presented here. The ability of federal 

 agencies and their boards and committees to make 



wise decisions for implementing the plan depends 

 critically on the quality of the scientist-administra- 

 tors who hold posts of leadership. Their own sci- 

 entific experience and ability should be sufficient 

 to understand clearly the scientific impact of their 

 decisions, arid their judgment should be clear 

 enough to realize at the same time that the basis 

 for their decisions in cases of conflict is pragmatic, 

 not scientific, that the goals that guide them are 

 national or agency goals, not scientific ones. It is 

 therefore of utmost importance that the Federal 

 Government attract scientist-administrators of this 

 type into agency service. 



