Evaluating Defense Department Research (open access)

Evaluating Defense Department Research

This paper discusses briefly (1) the purposes of research directed toward support of the defense science and technology base and (2) criteria for judging government-supported, military oriented research portfolios. It will not cover, except tangentially, research into science and technology directed to civilian uses or the more advanced development phase of military weapons and systems.
Date: July 1990
Creator: United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Royalty Management Program's Auditing and Financial System: Technical Issues (open access)

Royalty Management Program's Auditing and Financial System: Technical Issues

A report on royalty, rental, and bonus payments from non-fuel mineral leases on public lands are a oil and gas and other fuel and major source of income for the Federal government, States, and Indian Tribes.
Date: July 1990
Creator: United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Technologies for the preservation of prehistoric & historic landscapes (open access)

Technologies for the preservation of prehistoric & historic landscapes

This background paper shows, the implementation of Federal historic preservation laws with respect to historic landscapes lags far behind the effort expended on historic buildings and archaeological sites.
Date: July 1987
Creator: United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Competition in Coastal Seas: An Evaluation of Foreign Maritime Activities in the 200-Mile EEZ (open access)

Competition in Coastal Seas: An Evaluation of Foreign Maritime Activities in the 200-Mile EEZ

This background paper reviews the status of the major sectors of the maritime industry engaged in EEZ activities and notes the significant trends. Basic data on the major sectors were first prepared for OTA by the Maritime Administration. OTA then conducted a survey of industry and other interested parties and prepared the analyses in the paper.
Date: July 1989
Creator: United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment.
System: The UNT Digital Library