Noteworthy new publications from the Congressional Research Service include the following (all pdf):
“China’s ‘Soft Power’ in Southeast Asia,” January 4, 2008.
“How Crime in the United States Is Measured,” January 3, 2008.
“Democracy Promotion: Cornerstone of U.S. Foreign Policy?,” December 26, 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.