Newly updated reports from the Congressional Research Service include the following.
Armed Conflict in Syria: U.S. and International Response, June 14, 2013
Syria’s Chemical Weapons: Issues for Congress, June 14, 2013
U.S. Strategic Nuclear Forces: Background, Developments, and Issues, June 14, 2013
The Trans-Pacific Partnership Negotiations and Issues for Congress, June 17, 2013
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Outdated Bureau of Labor Statistics classifications hampers the federal government’s ability to design and implement effective policies for emerging technologies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.