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Office of Technology Assessment

American  

noun

U.S. Government.
  1. a bipartisan agency, created in 1972, that informs and advises Congress about scientific and technical developments bearing on national policy. OTA


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While we’re at it, bring back the Office of Technology Assessment.

From Slate ● Mar. 25, 2020

In 1995, lawmakers effectively dismantled another technical advisory entity, the Office of Technology Assessment, by refusing to fund it.

From Nature ● Dec. 7, 2016

After a stint at the University of Tennessee, he returned to Washington to direct the Office of Technology Assessment.

From New York Times ● Aug. 2, 2015

Balancing science and public policy for much of his career, he later became director of the congressional Office of Technology Assessment before joining the Clinton administration in 1993.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 30, 2015

Congress's Office of Technology Assessment had all the virtues sometimes claimed for science fiction.

From Time Magazine Archive

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