Born and Raised in the South | September 3, 2008
A blog post about the history of Oak Ridge has a few biographical notes about John H. Gibbons, Director of OTA from 1979 to 1993.
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Born and Raised in the South | September 3, 2008
A blog post about the history of Oak Ridge has a few biographical notes about John H. Gibbons, Director of OTA from 1979 to 1993.
By Marilyn Geewax | The Atlanta Journal-Constitution | August 17, 2008
This business article appeared over the weekend and features the economic ideas of Rob Atkinson, president of the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation. Mr. Atkinson worked for OTA in the early 1990s.
By Paul B. Farrell | marketwatch.com | August 18, 2008
Mr. Farrell discusses the impact of war on the American economy. Near the end of his article he says that people should read John Alic’s “Trillions for Military Technology: How the Pentagon Innovates and Why It Costs So Much.” Mr. Alic worked at OTA for over 15 years.
Press Release | Marketwatch.com | July 28, 2008
Mr. Semenza served as an analyst for the OTA in the early 1990s. From the press release:
“DisplaySearch, the worldwide leader in display market research and consulting, today announced that it has appointed display industry veteran Paul Semenza as the company’s Senior Vice President managing the North American and European analyst teams.”
Read the entire press release here.
Venter Institute Press Release | http://www.jcvi.org | June 26, 2008
“The J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI), a not-for-profit genomic research organization, today announced that Robert Friedman, Ph.D., has been named the new Deputy Director of the JCVI La Jolla, California facility…Prior to joining JCVI, Friedman was Vice President for Research at The Heinz Center, a nonprofit environmental policy research organization. Earlier he was a Senior Associate at the Office of Technology Assessment, United States Congress (OTA) where he advised Congressional committees on environmental and natural resources policy.”
By Gov. Russell W. Peterson | Delaware Online | May 13, 2008
The author, a former governor of Delaware and Director of the OTA, argues in favor of alternative energy projects in the state.