Data Breach Notification Laws, and More from CRS
New and updated reports that were issued by the Congressional Research Service last week include the following.
Data Security and Breach Notification Legislation: Selected Legal Issues, December 28, 2015
Sex Discrimination and the United States Supreme Court: Developments in the Law, December 30, 2015
The Budget Control Act of 2011 as Amended: Budgetary Effects, December 29, 2015
Former U.S. Hostages of Iran to be Eligible for Compensation, CRS Legal Sidebar, December 29, 2015
Federal Public Transportation Program: In Brief, December 28, 2015
NASA Appropriations and Authorizations: A Fact Sheet, December 29, 2015
Iran, Gulf Security, and U.S. Policy, December 29, 2015
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Outdated Bureau of Labor Statistics classifications hampers the federal government’s ability to design and implement effective policies for emerging technologies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.