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

For instance, the Congressional Research Office has seen significant downsizing in the past two decades, and the Office of Technology Assessment, established in 1972, was infamously shutdown in 1995.

From Slate • Feb. 22, 2018

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 1979 to 1993, he directed the Congressional Office of Technology Assessment, where his teams of researchers produced reports on acid rain, Alzheimer’s disease, missile defense and other issues.

From New York Times • Aug. 2, 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