Newly updated reports of the Congressional Research Service that have not been made readily available to the public include the following.
Armed Conflict in Syria: U.S. and International Response, July 12, 2012
Afghanistan Casualties: Military Forces and Civilians, July 12, 2012
Trade Adjustment Assistance for Workers, July 11, 2012
Burma’s Political Prisoners and U.S. Sanctions, July 5, 2012
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Outdated Bureau of Labor Statistics classifications hampers the federal government’s ability to design and implement effective policies for emerging technologies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.