Abstract
The federal government has more than 700 laboratories, big and small, at which it conducts various types of research. One third of all the money spent by the government for research and development is spent in government-owned labs. They are an important national resource and their function is important. But with changing times, some of the labs have not been able to keep up with the nation's needs, particularly the larger labs. A new assessment of these labs by the White House Science Council recommends significant changes that could affect the way these labs work for years. The Federal Laboratory Review Panel was set up by the science council in March 1982 and is chaired by David Packard, chairman of Hewlett-Packard. George A. Keyworth II, the President's science adviser and head of the Office of Science & Technology Policy, asked the seven-member panel to recommend actions that could be taken to improve both the use ...
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