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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Example Sentences

In the United States, the congressional Office of Technology Assessment played this role for more than 20 years, producing more than 750 nonpartisan reports on topics such as medical innovations and space tech.

From Washington Post • Sep. 16, 2022

The Office of Technology Assessment, or OTA, from 1974 until 1995, applied it to problems posed by science, including in health care.

From Slate • Oct. 13, 2017

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

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

From Time Magazine Archive