Aliases
Congressional OTAOTA (acronym)Office of Technology AssessmentTechnology Assessment OfficeU.S. Congress Office of Technology AssessmentU.S. Office of Technology Assessment
Disambiguation
The Office of Technology Assessment was a specific U.S. Congressional agency (1974–1995), not to be confused with other OTA organizations or acronyms in other countries. Also known as Congressional OTA when referenced in legislative contexts.
Stats
mentions3
documents1
Organization
civilian-agencyUSfounded: 1972
Enrichment
deeplast:2026-05-14 17:49:47 UTC
- Office of Technology AssessmentWikipedia▎ high· 2026-05-14
- Authorized 1972, operations began 1974
- Bipartisan 12-member board (6 per party)
- Defunded September 29, 1995
- Produced ~750 studies on diverse technical policy issues
- Technology Assessment and Congress - OTA ArchiveFederation of American Scientists▎ high· 2026-05-14
- OTA served as Congress's independent, bipartisan source of technical expertise
- Closed 1995 under Speaker Newt Gingrich
- Archive preserves 750+ publications
- Ongoing discussion of re-establishment
- It is time to restore the US Office of Technology AssessmentBrookings Institution▎ high· 2026-05-14
- OTA closure removed critical institutional expertise
- Congress became more dependent on lobbyists for technical guidance
- Scholars and politicians support re-establishment
ingest:2026-05-14 05:31:39 UTC
Office of Technology Assessment
Description (EN)
Low-signal entity — referenced 3 time(s) across 1 document(s). No external enrichment performed (criteria: ≥3 mentions). Use the page references below for raw context.
Descrição (PT-BR)
Entidade de baixo sinal — referenciada 3 vez(es) em 1 documento(s). Sem enriquecimento externo (critério: ≥3 menções). Use as referências de páginas abaixo para contexto bruto.