OSTA Bridges: Norman P. Neureiter reminisces over his years working in science and technology sectors, and the impact government policies have on research and development. He ends with:

The US is admired throughout the world – even in the most hostile countries – for its science and technology. Much of our current leadership position has come from scientists born outside the US; and as the international science community continues to grow around the world and in many countries, and the interest in science and engineering careers among US students declines, it is increasingly important that we maintain close cooperative ties with those international communities and continue to attract the best and the brightest from around the world. The US Government must do everything possible to facilitate such cooperative relationships – with appropriate funding, creative initiatives, international leadership, more student exchanges, and new visa and export control systems that truly protect our vital security interests while maintaining our great national legacy of openness and freedom of inquiry. For a long time the US has been the shining scientific city on the hill for much of the world. We need to make sure that the light of US science and technology continues to shine