Some recently updated reports of the Congressional Research Service that have not been made readily available to the public include the following (all pdf).
“Statutory Offices of Inspector General: Past and Present,” updated June 21, 2007.
“Medal of Honor Recipients: 1979-2007,” updated May 29, 2007.
“GAO: Government Accountability Office and General Accounting Office,” updated June 22, 2007.
“Digital Surveillance: The Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act,” updated June 8, 2007.
“Tactical Aircraft Modernization: Issues for Congress,” updated June 8, 2007.
“Arms Control and Nonproliferation: A Catalog of Treaties and Agreements,” updated June 1, 2007.
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Outdated Bureau of Labor Statistics classifications hampers the federal government’s ability to design and implement effective policies for emerging technologies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.