New TechCongress fellows are coming
Six new Congressional Innovation Fellows have been selected, and will head to Capitol Hill in 2020. You can learn more about them here. Read More
Time to reeducate Congress about science and technology
Brookhaven National Laboratory. Source. BNL.gov Political momentum is building to revive the Office of Technology Assessment (OTA), a congressional agency that once provided lawmakers with nonpartisan technical expertise. Presidential… Read More
Today: Hearing on “Experts needed: Options for improved science and technology advice for Congress”
Thomas Dolby, “She blinded me with science,” 1982. House of Representatives, Committee on Science, Space, and Technology 2318 Rayburn 10am: The LiveStream is at https://science.house.gov/hearings/experts-needed-options-for-improved-science-and-technology-advice-for-congress Witnesses: The… Read More
Video: Time for an upgrade: Getting better tech for Congress
Congress and modern technology: These two terms aren’t often paired together, let alone considered compatible. Although technology has the capability to enhance the First Branch’s abilities—from legislative empowerment to… Read More
APSA Task Force Memorandum: Congress, Technology, and Innovation
To: The Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress From: Claire Abernathy, Stockton University; Kevin Esterling, University of California, Riverside; and Marci Harris, POPVOX Reform: Congress, Technology, and Innovation A Report… Read More
Know someone who wants to help Congress on tech issues?
Then nominate him or her to become a TechCongress Fellow. And, yes, self-nominations are encouraged. Details are at https://www.techcongress.io/nominate. This is a paid fellowship on the Hill. Hurry up… Read More
Should we rename the Office of Technology Assessment?
Over the past year or so, there’s been growing … Read More
Bring back the OTA? Not without a few changes
This spring, the House included $6 million to revive the Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) in its draft appropriations. The nonpartisan agency, defunded in 1995, was responsible for helping… Read More
Modernizing Congress: Bringing Democracy Into the 21st Century
Download this report published by the Beeck Center of Georgetown University. Read More
Congress’ science and technology knowledge problem
By Kevin R. Kosar “Suppose you were an idiot,” Mark Twain once quipped, “and suppose you were a member… Read More