History
The ASA-CSSA-SSSA Science Policy Office (SPO) strives, through education and advocacy activities, to inject science into policy making in order to influence federal funding for and legislation impacting our sciences. Composed of a Director of Science Policy since the early 90s, a Science Policy Intern, since 2001 and a Policy Programs Coordinator beginning in 2007, the Societies' SPO works directly with White House and Congressional offices -- view U.S. House of Representatives or U.S. Senate for listing of Representatives/Senators and Committees -- to promote legislation, rules and regulations and funding supportive of the agronomic, crop and soil sciences. Annually, on behalf of the Societies, the SPO submits testimony to Congress stressing our funding priorities, and meets with White House offices to both educate about and advocate for research, education, extension and conservation as the annual budgets for US Department of Agriculture, view USDA testimony, National Science Foundation, view Coalition for National Science Funding testimony, US Geological Survey, view USGS Coalition testimony, Department of Energy Office of Science, view Energy Sciences Coalition testimony, and other agencies are developed. These activities are critical if, in an increasingly competitive environment, we are to both protect and enhance federal funding for our sciences.
Contact Science Policy DirectorKarl Glasener
