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The '''National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics''' (NCSES) is one of the thirteen principal [[Federal Statistical System of the United States|statistical agencies of the United States]] and is tasked with providing objective data on the status of the [[science]] and [[engineering]] enterprise in the U.S. and other countries. NCSES sponsors or co-sponsors data collection on 15 surveys and produces two key publications: ''Science and Engineering Indicators'', and ''Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering''. Though policy-neutral, the data and reports produced by NCSES are used by [[policymakers]] when making policy decisions regarding [[Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics|STEM]] education and research funding in the U.S.
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NCSES is unique as the only federal statistical agency to also be a division within the [[National Science Foundation]] (NSF). Originally named the Division of Science Resources Statistics and located within NSF’s Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences, Section 505 of the [[America COMPETES Act |America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-111publ358/html/PLAW-111publ358.htm|title = Official Text and Related Information on the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 |website=www.govinfo.gov|access-date=2021-03-04}}</ref> authorized the division to be renamed the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics and expanded the new center’s role within NSF. Despite the name change, recognized by NSF on February 15, 2011,<ref name="NSF">{{Cite web|url=https://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=118648|title=NSF's Division of Science Resources Statistics Is Now the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics|website=www.nsf.gov|language=English|access-date=2021-03-04}}</ref> NCSES continues to serve as the primary statistical resource for NSF.
NCSES is the second smallest of the thirteen U.S. Federal statistical agencies in terms of staff (56 permanent full-time employees as of 2020), but ranks 9<sup>th</sup> in terms of budget ($58 million for [[Fiscal year |fiscal year]] 2020).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/statistical-programs-20192020.pdf|author = Voigt, Russel T. |title = Statistical Programs of the United States Government: Fiscal Years 2019/2020| website=Office of Management and Budget |language=en|access-date=2021-03-04}}</ref> Despite its relatively small size, NCSES is composed of seven different programs.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://orise.orau.gov/ncses//index.html|title=The National Science Foundation National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics Research Ambassadors Program|website=Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education/Oak Ridge Associated Universities|language=en|access-date=2021-03-04}}</ref> The Administrative and Program Operations Groups is responsible for managerial, budget, and business process support, as well as assistance to the Office of the Director. The Human Resources Statistics Program is responsible for collecting and disseminating data on STEM education and the STEM workforce. The Information and Technology Services Program oversees NCSES’s data management and information dissemination, both print and electronic. The Office of the Director, which includes the NCSES Director, Deputy Director, Chief Statistician, and Research Director, sets priorities for the center and ensures NCSES meets its Congressional mandate. The Research and Develop Statistics Program is responsible for collecting and disseminating data on U.S. R&D including expenditures, infrastructure, innovation, and international comparability. The Science and Engineering Indicators Program is tasked with producing the biennial Congressionally mandated report ''Science and Engineering Indicators''. The Statistics, Methods and Research Program provides [[Statistics |statistical]] and [[Survey methodology |survey methodology]] support within NCSES and conducts statistical research with a focus towards improving the quality of the data collected by NCSES.
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