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The Office of Technology Assessment: History, Authorities, Issues, and Options
Reports · Apr 29, 2020
Congress established the Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) as a legislative branch agency by the Office of Technology Assessment Act of 1972 (P.L. 92-484). OTA was created to provide Congress...
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U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council: Background and Issues
Resources · Nov 1, 2024
The U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council (TTC) is a high-level forum between the United States and European Union (EU) that aims to enhance cooperation on global technology, economic, and trade...
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Defense Primer: Quantum Technology
InFocus · May 12, 2026
Quantum technology translates the principles of quantum physics into technological applications. Quantum technology has not yet reached maturity for most applications; however, it could hold...
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The Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP): Overview and Issues for Congress
Reports · Feb 7, 2023
Congress established the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) through the National Science and Technology Policy, Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976 (P.L. 94-282) to “serve as a...
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Fintech: Overview of Innovative Financial Technology and Selected Policy Issues
Reports · Apr 28, 2020
Advances in technology allow for innovation in the ways businesses and individuals perform financial activities. The development of financial technology—commonly referred to as fintech—is the subject...
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Energy Storage for Power Grids and Electric Transportation: A Technology Assessment
Reports · Mar 27, 2012
Energy storage technology has great potential to improve electric power grids, to enable growth in renewable electricity generation, and to provide alternatives to oil-derived fuels in the nation’s...
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Carbon Capture: A Technology Assessment
Reports · Nov 5, 2013
Carbon capture and sequestration (or carbon capture and storage, CCS) is widely seen as a critical strategy for limiting atmospheric emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2)—the principal “greenhouse gas”...
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Biometric Technologies and Global Security
InFocus · Apr 16, 2026
Biometric technologies use unique biological or behavioral attributes—such as DNA, fingerprints, cardiac signatures, voice or gait patterns, and facial or ocular measurements—to authenticate an...
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Fixed Technologies Used to Deliver Broadband Service: A Primer and Considerations for Congress
Resources · Jun 30, 2023
Broadband—in general—refers to technologies that are capable of delivering high-speed internet service. Internet service providers (ISPs) use various technologies to deploy broadband infrastructure,...
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Emerging Military Technologies: Background and Issues for Congress
Reports · Feb 22, 2024
Members of Congress and Pentagon officials are increasingly focused on developing emerging military technologies to enhance U.S. national security and keep pace with U.S. competitors. The U.S....
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FY2025 NDAA: Accelerating Technology Transitions
Posts · Oct 1, 2024
The Defense Department seeks technological advantages to obtain battlefield overmatch, deter potential enemies, and contribute to decisive U.S. military victory. Underpinning U.S. technological...
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Science and Technology Issues for the 118th Congress
Reports · Oct 15, 2024
The federal government supports scientific and technological advancement directly by funding and performing research and development (R&D) and indirectly by creating and maintaining policies that...
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U.S.-China Competition in Emerging Technologies: LiDAR
InFocus · Feb 26, 2026
The governments of the United States and the People’s Republic of China (PRC or China) have both identified strategic and emerging technologies as a key element of economic competitiveness and...
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Defense Primer: Emerging Technologies
InFocus · Jan 6, 2026
Senior U.S. defense and intelligence officials have identified a number of emerging technologies that could have a disruptive impact on U.S. national security in the years to come. These technologies...
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Desalination and Membrane Technologies: Federal Research and Adoption Issues
Reports · Jan 2, 2015
In the United States, desalination and membrane technologies are used to augment municipal water supply, produce high-quality industrial water supplies, and reclaim contaminated supplies (including...
Hearing Hearings to examine S.465, to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to reform the interconnection queue process for the prioritization...
senate Energy Subcommittee · Apr 15, 2026 · Request transcript
Witness Stephen Ezell
Information Technology and Innovation Foundation · 2 hearings
Witness Nicol Turner Lee
Center for Technology Innovation, Brookings Institution · 1 hearing
Witness Kinsey Fabrizio
Consumer Technology Association · 1 hearing
Witness Charles Worthington
Office of Information & Technology, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs · 1 hearing
Witness Tatyana Bolton
The Operational Technology Cyber Coalition · 1 hearing
Witness Eddie Pool
Office of Information and Technology, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs · 1 hearing
Witness Jack Galvin
Office of Information and Technology, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs · 1 hearing
Witness Timoth Puetz
Office of Information and Technology, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs · 1 hearing
Witness Devon Beard
Office of Information and Technology, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs · 1 hearing
Witness Michael Scudder
Information Technology Committee Chair of the Judicial Conference of the United States · 1 hearing
Hearing Member Day to examine S.297, to amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to require group health plans and health insurance issuers...
senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee · Mar 19, 2026 · Request transcript
Hearing “DeepSeek and Unitree Robotics: Examining the National Security Risks of PRC Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, and Autonomous Technologies and...
house Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection Subcommittee · Mar 17, 2026 · Request transcript
Hearing the Full Committee to consider the following: 1) H.R. 7274, Federal Acquisition Security Council Improvement Act of 2026; 2) H.R. 2985,...
house Oversight and Government Reform Committee · Feb 4, 2026 · Request transcript
Hearing Business meeting to consider S.1691, to limit the use of facial recognition technology in airports, S.2314, to direct the Secretary of Commerce to...
senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee · Jul 30, 2025 · Request transcript
Hearing Business meeting to consider S.29, to make daylight saving time permanent, S.191, to require the Secretary of Transportation to modify certain...
senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee · Apr 30, 2025 · Request transcript
Hearing Business meeting to markup S.737, to require certain interactive computer services to adopt and operate technology verification measures to ensure...
senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee · Aug 5, 2026 · Request transcript
Hearing Unleashing the Golden Age of Science: Examining the Priorities of the FY2027 Research and Technology Enterprise
house Science, Space, and Technology Committee · Jul 22, 2026 · Request transcript
Hearing Business meeting to markup S.1759, to allow for the operation of civil supersonic flight in the national airspace system under certain conditions,...
senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee · Jul 22, 2026 · Request transcript
Hearing Oversight Hearing on “Innovative Technologies and Initiatives to Tackle the MMIP Crisis in Indian Country”
house Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee · Jul 14, 2026 · Request transcript
Hearing Examining Policies to Enhance Seniors’ Access to Breakthrough Medical Technologies
house Health Subcommittee · Sep 18, 2025 · Request transcript
Witness: Stephen Ezell, Information Technology and Innovation Foundation
Hearing Unlocking the Next Generation of AI in the U.S. Financial System for Consumers, Businesses, and Competitiveness
house Digital Assets, Financial Technology, and Artificial Intelligence Subcommittee · Sep 18, 2025 · Request transcript
Witness: Nicol Turner Lee, Center for Technology Innovation, Brookings Institution
Hearing “Shaping Tomorrow: The Future of Artificial Intelligence”
house Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation Subcommittee · Sep 17, 2025 · Request transcript
Witness: Kinsey Fabrizio, Consumer Technology Association
Hearing “Fully Operational: Stuxnet 15 Years Later and the Evolution of Cyber Threats to Critical Infrastructure.”
house Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection Subcommittee · Jul 22, 2025 · Request transcript
Witness: Tatyana Bolton, The Operational Technology Cyber Coalition
Hearing Advancing America’s Interests at the World Trade Organization’s 14th Ministerial Conference
house Trade Subcommittee · Mar 17, 2026 · Request transcript
Witness: Stephen Ezell, Information Technology and Innovation Foundation
Hearing VA Office of Information and Technology Organizational Structure and Priorities
house Technology Modernization Subcommittee · Jul 14, 2025 · Request transcript
Witness: Timoth Puetz, Office of Information and Technology, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Hearing “Fiscal Accountability and Oversight of the Federal Courts”
house Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet Subcommittee · Jun 24, 2025 · Request transcript
Witness: Michael Scudder, Information Technology Committee Chair of the Judicial Conference of the United States
Hearing Oversight: Advancing VA Care Through Artificial Intelligence
house Technology Modernization Subcommittee · Sep 15, 2025 · Request transcript
Witness: Charles Worthington, Office of Information & Technology, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Committee Science, Space, and Technology Committee
house Standing
Committee Technology Modernization Subcommittee
house Veterans' Affairs Committee
Committee Research and Technology Subcommittee
house Science, Space, and Technology Committee
Committee Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation Subcommittee
house Oversight and Government Reform Committee
Committee Emergency Management and Technology Subcommittee
house Homeland Security Committee
Committee Communications and Technology Subcommittee
house Energy and Commerce Committee
Committee Cyber, Information Technologies, and Innovation Subcommittee
house Armed Services Committee
Committee Digital Assets, Financial Technology, and Artificial Intelligence Subcommittee
house Financial Services Committee
Committee Privacy, Technology, and the Law Subcommittee
senate Standing