Noteworthy new reports from the Congressional Research Service that have not been made readily available to the public include the following (all pdf).
“The Gulf Security Dialogue and Related Arms Sale Proposals,” January 14, 2008.
“Foreign Ownership of U.S. Financial Assets: Implications of a Withdrawal,” January 14, 2008.
“Laos: Background and U.S. Relations,” January 7, 2008.
“Pakistan-U.S. Relations,” updated January 11, 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.