by Darlene Cavalier | Apr 17, 2009 | Blog, OTA, Science Policy
Flag-waving Republican, Newt Gingrich, dismantled the Congressional Office of Technology Assessment (science policy advisers to Congress) as a symbol of his believe in the Contract with America back in the 90s. Bad move. And a little silly to slash a lean office with...
by Darlene Cavalier | Apr 17, 2009 | Blog, In the News, OTA, Science Policy
Looks like our push to restore the Congressional Office of Technology Assessment (w/public participation) has attracted the attention of the editors at one of my favorite sites, the Personal Democracy Forum’s TechPresident. Found this article on their site...
by Darlene Cavalier | Apr 14, 2009 | Blog, News, OTA, Science Policy
From one of my favorite sites, TechPresident.com– a blog covers everything from how President Obama is using the web, to how campaigns at all levels are going online, to how voters are responding and creating their own user-generated content. Executive Branchers...
by Darlene Cavalier | Apr 6, 2009 | OTA, Science Policy
The founder of Scientific Blogging, Hank Campbell, posted this cheeky endorsement of the Science Cheerleader’s push to reopen the Congressional Office of Technology Assessment with a mechanism for public participation in major science policy discussions. Hoorah!...
by Darlene Cavalier | Jun 10, 2008 | Blog, Citizen Science, Science Policy
Yesterday, like thousands of other people, I returned home from Washington, D.C. wrapped in the comfort of an Amtrak train. Somewhere close to Baltimore, MD, the conductor announced, “Due to the excessive heat, we will be 15 minutes delayed at every stop.”...