Here are some new and updated reports on the conflict in Syria prepared by the Congressional Research Service:
Possible U.S. Intervention in Syria: Issues for Congress, September 3, 2013
Syria: Overview of the Humanitarian Response, September 4, 2013
Syria’s Chemical Weapons: Issues for Congress, August 30, 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Outdated Bureau of Labor Statistics classifications hampers the federal government’s ability to design and implement effective policies for emerging technologies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.