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07-21-09 | Right-wing Attacks on Science Adviser Continue

Last week, Chris Mooney described how the Washington Times and a cadre of right-wing bloggers have been fearmongering about John Holdren, President Obama’s science adviser and Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy. Now FoxNews has jumped on the bandwagon with a story implying that Holdren advocated radical population control measures, a claim [...]

07-15-09 | Hold Off On Holdren (Again)

Conservatives have found another ludicrous charge to hurl against the president’s science adviser.

04-09-09 | Roundup of Holdren Interviews

John Holdren, director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, was nominated in the middle of December, but only confirmed by the senate three weeks ago. In the past, he has spoken in earnest about the importance of scientists devoting time to public communication and outreach—he suggests 10 percent of researchers’ time go towards [...]

04-03-09 | “Rickie, we hardly knew ye…”

Academics and science policy wonks did a double-take last spring when Rick Weiss took early retirement from a wildly successful, award-winning career at The Washington Post to join the Center for American Progress as a senior fellow and columnist for Science Progress. Some expressed their concern to me: Was Weiss, the trenchant analyst of [...]

03-20-09 | Holdren and Lubchenco Confirmed

Good news came yesterday evening as the Senate confirmed John Holdren as director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and Jane Lubchenco as head of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Despite several previous holds on the nominations, the LA Times reports that the vote was unanimous. Lubchenco also spoke to the restoration [...]

03-03-09 | Washington Post: Holdren and Lubchenco Nominations on Hold

Juliet Eilperin reports that Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) has placed a hold on votes to approve John Holdren’s appointment as director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy and Jane Lubchenco’s appointment as leader of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Despite speculation that the secret hold was on account of disagreements over matters of science policy, [...]

02-12-09 | Is Holdren Cabinet-Bound?

The science community wants John Holdren’s expected confirmation to the Office of Science and Technology Policy to be followed by his elevation into Obama’s cabinet.

01-22-09 | Lane Awarded NAS Public Welfare Medal

The National Academies’ highest award, the Public Welfare Medal, will go this year to Neal Lane. The medal honors the “extraordinary use of science for public good.” Lane is the Malcolm Gillis University Professor and Senior Fellow at the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy at Rice University, and a member of the [...]

01-21-09 | One Last Whack

Despite the inauguration of a new administration, conservatives have left a damaged scientific system and an archaic way of thinking about science policy. The outgoing policymakers cannot rewrite history for their own purposes.

12-19-08 | Seven for Science: Now that’s Science Progress!

The seven science advisers Barack Obama has chosen are surely the most distinguished group of scientists at the highest levels of government in decades.

12-18-08 | Breaking: Physicist John Holdren Is Likely Pick for Science Advisor

Eli Kintisch reports at Science Insider that the Kennedy School of Government professor flew to Chicago this morning to meet with members of the transition team.

12-05-08 | Change for America on Science and Tech Policy, Part 4: The Office of Science and Technology Policy

Change for America: A Progressive Blueprint for the 44th President book coverIn Washington, D.C. access is influence, and as we’ve argued several times here on Science Progress, in order to drive progressive science and tech policy across the entire federal government, the next science adviser to the president must be at the top level of the White House staff. And few would know better the importance of the science adviser holding cabinet-level rank than the last person to serve in the position at that status, Neal Lane.

12-03-08 | The Science Unveiling

It’s critical that we see the science adviser rollout given a degree of prominence similar to other top-level nominations. In our next government, science can’t just be an afterthought.

11-10-08 | A Taxonomy of Scientific Appointments

The Washington rumor mill is buzzing with names of possible science appointees—and there are dozens of major science-related positions to fill. The questions appointees will face are an opportunity for a clear break with past approaches.

10-03-08 | Cabinet-making Advice from the Association of American Universities

The AAU recommendations straddle the sciences and the humanities, but the item at the top of the group’s list is the very same as the top recommendation from the National Academy of Sciences: elevate the role of the president’s science adviser to a cabinet-level position, and appoint a highly qualified person to that position quickly.

10-01-08 | All the President’s Scientists

For eight years running, the National Academy of Sciences has offered public advice on scientific appointments for the next administration and seen its advice largely ignored. This year, the tone is different, and it’s time to pay attention.

09-22-08 | The Most Important Assistant in American Science

Office of Science and Technology Policy logoThe National Academies have just offered a report detailing the most critical presidential science appointments in the executive branch and ways to streamline the process of getting new hires into their posts. Their first recommendation, however, is to hire the top science adviser at the level of assistant to the president.
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