Reform of Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA), and More from CRS
New and updated reports from the Congressional Research Service include the following.
Stored Communications Act: Reform of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA), May 19, 2015
United Nations Reform: Background and Issues for Congress, updated May 15, 2015
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Functions and Funding, May 15, 2015
In-Country Refugee Processing: In Brief, May 7, 2015
Navy Virginia (SSN-774) Class Attack Submarine Procurement: Background and Issues for Congress, updated June 1, 2015
State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs: FY2016 Budget and Appropriations, updated May 13, 2015
Burundi’s Electoral Crisis: In Brief, May 14, 2015
After months of delay, the council tasked by President Trump to review the FEMA released its final report. Our disaster policy nerds have thoughts.
FAS and FLI partnered to build a series of convenings and reports across the intersections of artificial intelligence (AI) with biosecurity, cybersecurity, nuclear command and control, military integration, and frontier AI governance. This project brought together leaders across these areas and created a space that was rigorous, transpartisan, and solutions-oriented to approach how we should think about how AI is rapidly changing global risks.
Investment should instead be directed at sectors where American technology and innovation exist but the infrastructure to commercialize them domestically does not—and where the national security case is clear.
AI is already consequential, but its future trajectory remains contested. Policymakers should make their assumptions explicit, focus on what can be shaped rather than what can be perfectly predicted, and build institutions that can learn and respond as evidence changes.