Some more notable new reports from the Congressional Research Service are the following.
“Material Support of Terrorists and Foreign Terrorist Organizations: Sunset Amendments in Brief,” updated March 17, 2006.
“Tactical Aircraft Modernization: Issues for Congress,” updated March 16, 2006.
“Syria: U.S. Relations and Bilateral Issues,” updated March 13, 2006.
“AIDS in Africa,” updated March 9, 2006.
“Internet Development and Information Control in the People’s Republic of China,” February 10, 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Outdated Bureau of Labor Statistics classifications hampers the federal government’s ability to design and implement effective policies for emerging technologies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.