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When Technology Betrays Us

Published on May 21, 2008 in Blogging on OTA, OTA on the net and OTA report cited. byadmin

By Science Cheerleader | www.sciencecheerleader.com blog | May 20, 2008

A blog post about technology, an out-of-control cell phone, privacy, and security. The author references this 1994 OTA report on “Information Security and Privacy in Network Environments“. She also finds this 1995 issue update, which apparently never developed into a full report since OTA was in the process of being de-funded. Science Cheerleader continues to be among those in the blogosphere leading the push to bring back OTA, and you can read more about her ideas here.

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What About Congress?

Published on April 7, 2008 in OTA in the news and OTA on the net. byadmin

By Michael Stebbins | The Scientist | April 2008

The author discusses the 2008 elections in the U.S. and reminds us of the role Congress plays in the development of science policy. He argues that eliminating OTA significantly hampered Congress’s ability to use sound science advice to craft federal policy.

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OTA legacy gets mentioned on armscontrolwonk

Published on February 9, 2008 in Blogging on OTA, Legislative actions and OTA on the net. byadmin

By Andy Grotto | January 14, 2008

Mr. Grotto reports here that the complete set of material contained on the OTA legacy CDs, as compiled by Bill Craeger et al., are now available in the government archives collection at North Texas University.

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