Some more reports from the Congressional Research Service on diverse topics include the following (all pdf).
“Freedom of Information Act Amendments: 109th Congress,” updated September 22, 2006.
“The Endangered Species Act and ‘Sound Science’,” updated October 5, 2006.
“Federal Research and Development Funding: FY2007,” updated October 10, 2006.
“Globalizing Cooperative Threat Reduction: A Survey of Options,” updated October 5, 2006.
“Iran’s Influence in Iraq,” updated September 29, 2006.
“Project BioShield,” updated September 27, 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Outdated Bureau of Labor Statistics classifications hampers the federal government’s ability to design and implement effective policies for emerging technologies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.