Any word on SCIENCE in the House? (return of the OTA)

[sfwriter]

Has anyone heard heard about the return of the OTA?

Disbanded by the Gingrich Revolution in 1995, the Office of Technology Assessment was a very strong advocate of good science and sound advice to our congress. Republicans shot down its resurrection as late as last year.

http://www.aip.org/fyi/2004/116.html

You can hear mention of it here in Chris Mooney's 'The Republican War On Science':

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5008303

In addition to restoring all of the oversight committees they have gutted, we need to reinstate this office.

Anyone heard anything on it?

[hvn_nbr_2]

1. Wasn't it replaced by the ORA?

Office of Rapture Assessment.

[sfwriter]

2. OWT - Office of Wishful Thinking? eom