Managing an academic research group means keeping an eye on the big picture — long - term goals,
funding agency priorities, and a publication plan.
Daren Bakst, a research fellow in agricultural policy at the Heritage Foundation think tank, said sue and settle has led to «egregious antics» that have «effectively handed over the setting
of agency priorities to environmental pressure groups,» and has led to rushed rulemaking by the agency.
Since 2010, OPIC President and Chief Executive Officer Elizabeth Littlefield has stressed the importance of clean and sustainable development, and made the development of renewable resources around the world a
key agency priority.
He said during a visit to Washington University's Alzheimer's Research Center that he wants to make funding for
the agency a priority.
The intent for the program's three - person team, all of whom previously worked at NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) at Columbia University, is to continue science, outreach, and advocacy work on climate change but without the limitations that come with a federal job, like working on
agency priorities, managing a big lab, or avoiding political activities during work.
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner, Dr. Scott Gottlieb, has made generic drugs and drug pricing
an agency priority by emphasizing the critical value of generic drugs to public health.