From Nextgov.com: OMB asks agencies to focus on science and technology in 2011 budgets
New guidance seen as a way to support the White House policy to increase funding in research and reverse the Bush administration's cuts in spending on science.
The White House released a memo on Tuesday telling agencies to direct more spending on science and technology when formulating fiscal 2011 budgets as a way for the Obama administration to increase federal funding for basic scientific research.