Warner, Peters Urge Trump to Appoint OSTP Director
Senate Science Forum co-Chairmen Sens. Mark Warner, D-Va., and Gary Peters, D-Mich., called on the Trump administration Thursday to appoint a director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, noting the job has been vacant since the end of…
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the Obama administration. The last OSTP director, John Holdren, left the office in January 2017. Holdren earlier this year questioned the direction of OSTP under President Donald Trump (see 1801180055 and 1801230064). “We know legislators from both parties are eager to work with an OSTP Director who has the administrative and legal authority to lead broad-based federal science and technology efforts and the credibility and stature to bring partners in industry and academia to the table,” Peters and Warner said in a letter to Trump. “We need such a partner to maintain America’s position at the forefront of science and technology innovation.” The White House didn't immediately comment.