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Article: A history lesson for Congress. (oversight of research programs)
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- Issues in Science and Technology
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- December 22, 1995
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This summer the United States commemorated the success of the Manhattan Project in its ground-breaking effort to develop the first atomic bomb quickly enough for it to be a factor in Word War II. The Manhattan Project was not only a momentous scientific and technological achievement but also a model of effective government management of science and technology. I believe that some valuable lessons can be learned by comparing congressional management during Word War II and the immediate postwar period with the way that today's Congress is overseeing the Pentagon and the Department of Energy (DOE).
By 1945, the Manhattan Project was consuming taxpayer dollars at the ...
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