Excerpt from Annual Report of Program of Activities: Division of Computer Research and Technology; Division of Research Grants; Division of Research Resources; Division of Research Services, Fiscal Year 1974 The Steering Committee Report in 1963 identified this basic problem in its discussion of computing in the governmental setting: Government installations, particularly Federal scientific laboratories, seem to have encountered more serious problems than either universities or industrial centers. Administrative policies have been formulated with undue consideration to the use of computers for business or administrative applications. In spite of recognized competence and leadership, the dcrt and nih carry a continual burden of educating others about the nih program requirements. The need is for establishment of the historical perspectives and the prospective understanding which will allow nih oh-going programs to continue to benefit fully from the technology now that it has been introduced. The Steering Commit tee words in 1963 are again worth noting: The present Committee was impressed by the fact that the conclusions it reached after protracted analysis, and which are embodied in this report, constitute, in terms of broad outlook and major thrust, another step in a continuum first articulated almost a decade ago. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.