Some more noteworthy new reports from the Congressional Research Service that are not readily available in the public domain include these (all pdf).
“Freedom of Information Act Amendments: 110th Congress,” updated February 1, 2007.
“Critical Infrastructures: Background, Policy and Implementation,” updated January 8, 2007.
“Earthquakes: Risk, Monitoring, Notification, and Research,” February 2, 2007.
The human cost is measured in deaths. The financial cost is measured in the $52 billion taxpayers pay annually end stage renal disease – double NASA’s budget.
Gilman Louie, Longest Serving Board Chair of the Federation of American Scientists, Named Chair Emeritus
The proposed Office will resurrect the long-closed Office of Technology Assessment (OTA), the archive of which has been maintained by FAS for decades at https://ota.fas.org/.
If Congress needs help understanding the risks and rewards of a piece of technology, they shouldn’t have to rely solely on the sparknotes from a salesman. The rub is much simpler: Congress needs nerds.