Oversight of a U.S.-Iraq Security Agreement, and More from CRS
Noteworthy new reports from the Congressional Research Service include the following (all pdf).
“Congressional Oversight and Related Issues Concerning the Prospective Security Agreement Between the United States and Iraq,” February 7, 2008.
“How Large is China’s Economy? Does it Matter?,” February 13, 2008.
“FY2009 Appropriations for State and Local Homeland Security,” February 7, 2008.
“The Emergency Alert System (EAS) and All-Hazard Warnings,” updated January 28, 2008.
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.