A reference manual (pdf) to assist government employees and contractors in correctly marking classified Department of Energy records has recently been published and distributed by DOE. See “DOE Marking Handbook: How to Mark Matter Containing Classified Information and Unclassified Controlled Information,” September 26, 2006.
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.
If we set up the new OTA to do its job well, members will see it as the first stop to see what issues are lurking around the corner. They will bring their questions early. And they will keep coming back for more.