Recent reports of the Congressional Research Service that are not readily available in the public domain include the following (all pdf).
“Navy Aegis Cruiser and Destroyer Modernization: Background and Issues for Congress,” February 1, 2007.
“FY2008 Appropriations for State and Local Homeland Security,” February 5, 2007.
“Military Airlift: C-17 Aircraft Program,” updated January 25, 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.