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Sci-Fi Writers Dream Up Ideas For US Government

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the mote-in-uncle-sam's-eye dept.

cheezitmike writes "This week in Washington, DC, a group of Sci-Fi writers is helping the US Department of Homeland Security envision the future at the 2009 Homeland Security Science & Technology Stakeholders Conference. The agency is hoping the interaction between writers and bureaucrats helps the government 'break old habits of thought' and 'help managers think more broadly about projects and their potential reactions and unintended consequences.' And, it's at minimal expense to taxpayers, since the writers are consulting pro bono."

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  1. morons huh? by circletimessquare · · Score: 1, Troll

    in my experience, overly judgmental and overly critical people, such as yourself, i have often found to be the biggest morons around

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