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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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Office of Technology Assessment advised the body on Medicare coverage decisions, including those for pneumococcal vaccination, and screening for breast cancer, cervical cancer and colorectal cancer.

From New York Times Feb. 11, 2021

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

From 1975 to 1979, Dr. Gibbons led an energy and environmental center at the University of Tennessee before returning to Washington as director of the Office of Technology Assessment.

From Washington Post Jul. 30, 2015

By then the government had spent nearly $9 million -- fully 20% of all measurable research-and- development costs, according to the Office of Technology Assessment -- to aid in developing Ceredase.

From Time Magazine Archive

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