Slides from presentation to the Washington Research Evaluation Network, June 2008. Examines: What new useful and applicable approaches and tools for ex-ante evaluations have been uncovered? Which agencies have used these tools? How can these tools be matched with different levels of decision making? Can systems-level analysis address gaps and assist in science and technology decision making at the federal level? #Research,Technology,andDevelopmentEval #WREN #EvaluationPolicy