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Annual Report to the Congress by the Office of Technology Assessment: March 15, 1976 (open access)

Annual Report to the Congress by the Office of Technology Assessment: March 15, 1976

This report covers the activities of the Office of Technology Assessment during calendar year 1975.
Date: March 1973
Creator: United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Annual Report to the Congress by the Office of Technology Assessment: March 15, 1974 (open access)

Annual Report to the Congress by the Office of Technology Assessment: March 15, 1974

This report is intended to provide the Congress with information on the steps taken thus far by the Office of Technology Assessment, as well as general background information on the development of the Technology Assessment Act.
Date: March 1974
Creator: United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Annual Report to the Congress by the Office of Technology Assessment: March 15, 1975 (open access)

Annual Report to the Congress by the Office of Technology Assessment: March 15, 1975

This report covers the activities of the Office of Technology Assessment during the year since March 15, 1974, the date of the preceding annual report, through March 15, 1975.
Date: March 1975
Creator: United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Assessment of Community Planning for Mass Transit, Volume 9: Seattle Case Study (open access)

Assessment of Community Planning for Mass Transit, Volume 9: Seattle Case Study

One of nine studies done by the Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) assessing community planning for mass transit. The report identifies "the factors that help communities, facing critical technological choices, make wise decisions that are consistent with local and national goals for transit" (p. vii).
Date: March 1976
Creator: United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Annual Report to the Congress by the Office of Technology Assessment: March 15, 1977 (open access)

Annual Report to the Congress by the Office of Technology Assessment: March 15, 1977

This report includes statements by the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the board, TAAC Chairman, and the director of the Office of Technology Assessment (OTA). The report discusses the year in review regarding the work in progress, organization and operations of OTA.
Date: March 1977
Creator: United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Preliminary Analysis of the IRS Tax Administration System (open access)

A Preliminary Analysis of the IRS Tax Administration System

A review by the Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) of a proposal by the Internal Revenue Service for new computerized tax administration systems. The proposal is reviewed and investigated, with suggestions and proposals given by the OTA.
Date: March 1977
Creator: United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Annual Report to the Congress for 1977 (open access)

Annual Report to the Congress for 1977

This report describes these projects in detail: the spread of nuclear materials and weapons-making capability, cancer-testing technology and saccharin, the implications of the Carter Administration’s National Energy Plan, the trade-offs between individual rights and massive computerization of the Nation’s tax information system, ways to spur research on increasing the supply of food, the prospects of solar technology.
Date: March 1978
Creator: United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Technology Assessment of Coal Slurry Pipelines (open access)

A Technology Assessment of Coal Slurry Pipelines

A report by the Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) on the "possible effects on society of coal slurry pipeline development, a comparison of pipeline and unit train costs, and an analysis of relevant legal and regulatory issues" (Foreword).
Date: March 1978
Creator: United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Annual Report to the Congress for 1978 (open access)

Annual Report to the Congress for 1978

This report includes statements by the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the board, TAAC Chairman, and the director of the Office of Technology Assessment (OTA). The report discusses many changes that have taken place at OTA during 1978: new quarters, new management, new organizational structure, a new method of establishing project priorities, a new ONE-PAGER digest of each report issued, greater outreach.
Date: March 1979
Creator: United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
OTA Priorities 1979, With Brief Descriptions of Priorities and of Assessments in Progress (open access)

OTA Priorities 1979, With Brief Descriptions of Priorities and of Assessments in Progress

This report describes the first priorities list developed by the Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) as a result of a new and ongoing process for selecting possible projects for study.
Date: March 1979
Creator: United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Alternative Energy Futures: Part 1-The Future of Liquefied Natural Gas Imports (open access)

Alternative Energy Futures: Part 1-The Future of Liquefied Natural Gas Imports

An assessment by the Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) that "addresses whether or not additional liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports should be encouraged or restricted in the context of future national energy requirements and supply alternatives" (p. 3).
Date: March 1980
Creator: United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Annual Report to the Congress for 1979 (open access)

Annual Report to the Congress for 1979

This report includes statements by the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the board, TAAC Chairman, and the director of the Office of Technology Assessment (OTA). The report discusses the year in review regarding the work in progress, organization and operations of OTA.
Date: March 1980
Creator: United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Annual Report to the Congress for 1980 (open access)

Annual Report to the Congress for 1980

This report includes statements by the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the board, TAAC Chairman, and the director of the Office of Technology Assessment (OTA). The report discusses the year in review regarding the work in progress, organization and operations of OTA.
Date: March 1981
Creator: United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Annual Report to the Congress for 1981 (open access)

Annual Report to the Congress for 1981

This report compiled during 1981 by the Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) provided technical analysis of a variety of topics emphasizing its role as “shared staff’ to Congress.
Date: March 1982
Creator: United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Energy Efficiency of Buildings in Cities (open access)

Energy Efficiency of Buildings in Cities

A report by the Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) that "examines the potential for increased energy efficiency in buildings found in cities from two perspectives: that of the energy expert who assesses technical opportunities for improved energy efficiency, and that of the real estate expert who evaluates the financial attractiveness of real estate investment opportunities" (p. iii).
Date: March 1982
Creator: United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Selected Electronic Funds Transfer Issues: Privacy, Security, and Equity (open access)

Selected Electronic Funds Transfer Issues: Privacy, Security, and Equity

A background paper by the Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) about issues related to selected electronic funds transfers.
Date: March 1982
Creator: United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Synthetic Fuels for Transportation: Background Paper 1: The Future Potential of Electric and Hybrid Vehicles (open access)

Synthetic Fuels for Transportation: Background Paper 1: The Future Potential of Electric and Hybrid Vehicles

A report by the Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) that "presents a comprehensive review of the future of electric and hybrid vehicles through the year 2010 in the United States" (p. 9).
Date: March 1982
Creator: United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Technology Transfer at the National Institutes of Health: A Technical Memorandum (open access)

Technology Transfer at the National Institutes of Health: A Technical Memorandum

A study by the Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) that examines "current technology transfer and assessment activities of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)" (p. iii).
Date: March 1982
Creator: United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Annual Report to the Congress for 1982 (open access)

Annual Report to the Congress for 1982

This report includes statements form OTA Chairman, Vice-Chairman, and Director, as well as TAAC Chairman. The report also discusses industry, commerce, and international security division, as well as health, life sciences and the environment division.
Date: March 1983
Creator: United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Automation and the Workplace: Selected Labor, Education, and Training Issues (open access)

Automation and the Workplace: Selected Labor, Education, and Training Issues

A report by the Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) that examines "the nature and development of automation technologies (such as robotics, computer-aided design, and manufacturing, and automated materials handling, storage, and retrieval)" (p. iii).
Date: March 1983
Creator: United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Health Technology Case Study Twenty Two: The Effectiveness and Costs of Alcoholism Treatment (open access)

Health Technology Case Study Twenty Two: The Effectiveness and Costs of Alcoholism Treatment

A case study by the Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) that provides "scientific background for congressional of Medicare reimbursement for alcoholism treatment services" (p. 3).
Date: March 1983
Creator: United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Technologies and Management Strategies for Hazardous Waste Control (open access)

Technologies and Management Strategies for Hazardous Waste Control

A report by the Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) that "presents the analyses, findings, and conclusions of OTA's study of the Federal program for the management of nonnuclear industrial hazardous waste" (p. iii).
Date: March 1983
Creator: United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
UNISPACE 1982: A Context for International Cooperation and Competition (open access)

UNISPACE 1982: A Context for International Cooperation and Competition

A technical memorandum by the Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) published after UNISPACE '82, the United Nations Conference on the Exploration and Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, that "constitutes a portion of a major assessment of international cooperation and competition in civilian space activities that was requested by these same committees" (p. iii).
Date: March 1983
Creator: United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
What OTA Is, What OTA Does, How OTA Works (open access)

What OTA Is, What OTA Does, How OTA Works

Document describing the purpose, function, and makeup of the Office of Technology Assessment. Includes organization chart with handwritten annotations.
Date: March 1983
Creator: United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library