By Eric Meade | The Extreme Future | November 2008
A blog entry predicts that the new administration will have a new approach to the future and will revive the tradition of government foresight. It mentions several forward-looking programs from the 1970’s, including the Office of Technology Assessment, Congressional Clearinghouse on the Future, and a 1974 requirement of the House Select Committee on Committees that each standing committee undertake futures research and forecasting.