Some notable recent reports of the Congressional Research Service that have not been readily available to the public include the following:
“China and Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction and Missiles: Policy Issues” (pdf), updated April 6, 2006.
“Protection of Classified Information by Congress: Practices and Proposals” (pdf), updated April 5, 2006.
“Navy Ship Propulsion Technologies: Options for Reducing Oil Use — Background for Congress” (pdf), April 12, 2006.
“FY2006 Supplemental Appropriations: Iraq and Other International Activities; Additional Katrina Hurricane Relief” (pdf), updated April 14, 2006.
“Immigration Enforcement Within the United States” (pdf), April 6, 2006.
“Patent Reform: Issues in the Biomedical and Software Industries” (pdf), April 7, 2006.
“Oil Shale: History, Incentives, and Policy” (pdf), April 13, 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Outdated Bureau of Labor Statistics classifications hampers the federal government’s ability to design and implement effective policies for emerging technologies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.