Noteworthy new documents from the Congressional Research Service that have not been made readily available to the public include the following (all pdf).
“Changes in Airport Passenger Screening Technologies and Procedures: Frequently Asked Questions,” November 23, 2010.
“North Korea’s 2009 Nuclear Test: Containment, Monitoring, Implications,” November 24, 2010.
“Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty: Background and Current Developments,” November 16, 2010.
“North Korea: U.S. Relations, Nuclear Diplomacy, and Internal Situation,” November 10, 2010.
“Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI),” November 5, 2010.
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.