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by LargeWu 2456 days ago
No, because it's a government agency. The point is so that elected officials and other government agencies can get nonpartisan guidance on tech issues that is independent from corporate interests.
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It's also hardly a unique idea. The Congressional budget office, the Congressional research service and the government accountability office are existing examples of successful expert agencies run by Congress on a nonpartisan basis. There's no good reason why a tech office shouldn't be there too.