Over the years NSF, like any organization, has attempted to staff completely to their needs and faced pushback from those that control the funding. Of course th

Over the years NSF, like any organization, has attempted to staff completely to their needs and faced pushback from those that control the funding. Of course that doesn't result in perfect results, but it is somewhat connected to needed staffing levels. A mandate that was written to apply to every agency in the government is totally disconnected from appropriate staffing.