SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY: Overview of GAOs Enhanced Capabilities to Provide Oversight, Insight, and Foresight

Abstract

Rapid developments in S and T are transforming multiple sectors of society, including medicine, transportation, communication, defense, and even culture. Like all technological change, each of these developments brings opportunities and potential unintended consequences. The ability of Congress to understand and evaluate such changes will be critical for the United States to remain safe, innovative, and globally competitive

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 05, 2019
Accession Number
AD1116060

Entities

People

  • Timothy M. Persons

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Biomedical
  • Cyber
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Additive Manufacturing
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Commerce
  • Congress
  • Data Science
  • Employment
  • Health Services
  • Information Science
  • Information Systems
  • Law
  • Public Policy
  • Quantum Computing
  • Quantum Information Science
  • Social Media
  • Software Development
  • United States
  • United States Government

Readers

  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Systems Analysis and Design