"Novelists Plot the Future of Homeland Security"

According to an article by David Montgomery in today's Washington Post, the US. Department of Homeland Security has reached out to science fiction writers. The objective isn't so much for science fiction writers to map out the future but rather to "help managers think more broadly about projects, especially about potential reactions and unintended consequences." Essentially, talking to science fiction writers --who often know a lot about science -- is helping government folks think outside the box and "break old habits of thought."

Source: David Montgomery, "U.S. Mission for Sci-Fi Writers: Imagine That," May 22, 2009.

* See also Sigma -- The Science Fiction Think Tank