Some noteworthy new reports of the Congressional Research Service include the following (all pdf).
“Environmental Impacts of Airport Operations, Maintenance, and Expansion,” April 5, 2007.
“What’s the Difference? — Comparing U.S. and Chinese Trade Data,” April 10, 2007.
“Vulnerability of Concentrated Critical Infrastructure: Background and Policy Options,” updated January 26, 2007.
“Polar Bears: Proposed Listing Under the Endangered Species Act,” updated March 30, 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.