The White House lacks the science and technology expertise necessary to adequately address key policy issues, from energy and the environment to national security, according to a new report from the Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars. The report, Critical Upgrade: Enhanced Capacity for White House Science and Technology Policymaking (PDF), recommends that the President's Science Advisor play a pivotal role in such policy debates and in setting research priorities that encourage innovation and technology-based entrepreneurial activity in the U.S.