Overview[]
The OSTP's National Security and International Affairs Division leads the White House effort to use science and technology (S&T) in the service of national security, and to shape and coordinate international cooperation in S&T. The national security agenda includes: defense technology investments in an era of downsizing; technical aspects of arms control and nonproliferation policy; technology transfer and related export control policies; and intelligence technology.
The international agenda includes: using U.S. foreign policy objectives; strengthening American S&T in the context of an increasingly interdependent world; using international cooperation in S&T to support economic goals; and enhancing international cooperation in large-scale science programs.