SCIENCE POLICY
Up, Down, and Sideways: How Other Research Agencies Fared
Adrian Cho, Jocelyn Kaiser, David Malakoff, Jeffrey Mervis, Charles Seife, Erik Stokstad
Washington resembled a three-ring circus on 7 February as each agency put the best face on its 2001 budget request. Science gives highlights from the presentations by the National Science Foundation; the Departments of Energy, Defense, and Agriculture; the Environmental Protection Agency; the U.S. Geological Survey; the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and the National Institute of Standards and Technology.