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Reading the Wikipedia entry on it, the apparent charge to remove it was "unnecessary agency"[0] - that the scope of its responsibility was handled by other agen
by mieseratte 7y ago
Reading the Wikipedia entry on it, the apparent charge to remove it was "unnecessary agency"[0] - that the scope of its responsibility was handled by other agencies, but doesn't elaborate what those other agencies are.
Does anyone know what agencies are being alluded to?
[0] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_of_Technology_Assessment#Closure https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_of_Technology_Assessmen...
- eyo2019 7y agoIf you read more closely, the book Fat City: How Washington Wastes Your Taxes was the one which stated that it was an "unnecessary agency" and the Regan admin liked the book. Newt Gingrich was the one who spearheaded the closure of the OTA.
- magashna 7y agoIt's harder to accept telecom bribes when you have an official agency telling you how terrible they are.