The national science foundation and support for social science computing

Nearly two years ago, I spent several months working as a Professional Assistant in the Office of Computing Activities at the National Science Foundation in Washington, D.C. Although my assignment was to develop a concept for a program on "Computer Impact on Society", I had opportunity to become familiar with some of the projects supported in the area of computer applications for the social sciences. Actually I was already familiar with most of the projects that had been supported. However, the work assignment enabled me to have an expanded and slightly different perspective on these projects.