OMB, EPA WILL TAKE UP NAS REVIEW PROCESS CRITICISMS IN COMING MONTHS

摘要

EPA and the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) at a meeting this spring will take up the National Academy of Sciences' (NAS) recent sharp criticisms of OMB's controversial process for evaluating the agency's research programs and recommendations for changing the process, according to agency sources, signaling the report's likely immediate impact. The process can significantly affect budget decisions.