New Congressional Research Service reports obtained by Secrecy News that have not been made readily available to the public include the following (all pdf).
“Visa Security Policy: Roles of the Departments of State and Homeland Security,” March 8, 2010.
“Legislative Options After Citizens United v. FEC: Constitutional and Legal Issues,” March 8, 2010.
“FY2011 Budget Documents: Internet and GPO Availability,” March 8, 2010.
“House Committee Markups: Manual of Procedures and Procedural Strategies,” February 25, 2010.
“Congressional Oversight: An Overview,” February 22, 2010.
Science funding agencies are biased against risk, making transformative research difficult to fund. Forecast-based approaches to grantmaking could improve funding outcomes for high-risk, high-reward research.
Establishing an NIH Office of Infection-Associated Chronic Illness Research can guard against the long-term effects of Covid and lead to novel breakthroughs across many less understood diseases.
A military depot in central Belarus has recently been upgraded with additional security perimeters and an access point that indicate it could be intended for housing Russian nuclear warheads for Belarus’ Russia-supplied Iskander missile launchers.
With a PhD in materials science, a postdoc position at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and a stint as a AAAS Fellow, Dr. Shawn Chen has had a range of roles in the research community.