The Future of Internet Governance, and More from CRS
Noteworthy new reports from the Congressional Research Service that Congress has withheld from public distribution include the following.
The Future of Internet Governance: Should the U.S. Relinquish Its Authority Over ICANN?, May 5, 2015
Iran’s Foreign Policy, May 5, 2015
Money for Something: Music Licensing in the 21st Century, May 7, 2015
Current Debates over Exchange Rates: Overview and Issues for Congress, May 7, 2015
Immigration Detainers: Legal Issues, May 7, 2015
U.S.-Mexican Security Cooperation: the Mérida Initiative and Beyond, May 7, 2015
Franking Privilege: Mass Mailings and Mass Communications in the House, 1997-2014, May 6, 2015
Obama Library Likely Headed to Chicago’s South Side, CRS Insights, May 1, 2015
Tesla’s Home Battery–An Electricity Storage Breakthrough?, CRS Insights, May 4, 2015
Investing in interventions behind the walls is not just a matter of improving conditions for incarcerated individuals—it is a public safety and economic imperative. By reducing recidivism through education and family contact, we can improve reentry outcomes and save billions in taxpayer dollars.
The U.S. government should establish a public-private National Exposome Project (NEP) to generate benchmark human exposure levels for the ~80,000 chemicals to which Americans are regularly exposed.
The federal government spends billions every year on wildfire suppression and recovery. Despite this, the size and intensity of fires continues to grow, increasing costs to human health, property, and the economy as a whole.
To respond and maintain U.S. global leadership, USAID should transition to heavily favor a Fixed-Price model to enhance the United States’ ability to compete globally and deliver impact at scale.