Several reports of the Congressional Research Service on nuclear weapons policy have recently been updated, including the following:
“Nuclear Weapons: Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty,” updated January 23, 2006.
“North Korea’s Nuclear Weapons Program,” updated January 17, 2006.
“Nonstrategic Nuclear Weapons,” updated January 13, 2006.
“Nuclear Arms Control: The U.S.-Russian Agenda,” updated January 3, 2006.
Given the unreliability of private market funding for agricultural biotechnology R&D, substantial federal funding through research programs such as AgARDA is vital for accelerating R&D.
“Given the number of existential crises we must collectively confront, I have found policy entrepreneurship to be a fruitful avenue towards doing some of that work.”
We sit on the verge of another Presidential election – an opportunity for meaningful, science-based policy innovations that can appeal to lawmakers on both sides of the aisle.
Outdated Bureau of Labor Statistics classifications hampers the federal government’s ability to design and implement effective policies for emerging technologies sectors.