It almost looks like a spoils system between various agencies.

One of the stupidest things we ever did was to take creative departments out of the agencies.

It is not constructive to have two of your most important agencies perceived as having a fight, almost a children's playground fight, ... This is going to be a difficult, challenging period, and we all need to act like adults.

In those days, there was lots more of a spoils system prior to the passage of statewide classification and pay, collective bargaining and executive reorganization.

It's a coordinating post, a policy post. But clearly various agencies continue to have their vital functions, which are much more operational and mission-oriented.

The apparatus for effective nanotechnology regulation is largely in place through various statutes and agencies, but it lacks data and resources.