Some thoughts on science in the federal government…

As my nearly six years of service as Director of the National Bureau of Standards draw to a close, it seems that an important final part of that service would be to set down some over‐all views concerning the scientific work of the Federal Government growing out of that experience. Our governmental institutions are so close to us that I had some experience with them before entering Federal service full‐time, especially during World War II, and likewise I expect to have association with such matters in the future while in private employment.