Other new and updated reports from the Congressional Research Service obtained by Secrecy News include these (all pdf).
“Islamic Finance: Overview and Policy Concerns,” July 29, 2008.
“Presidential Advisers’ Testimony Before Congressional Committees: An Overview,” updated July 16, 2008.
“China’s Foreign Policy: What Does It Mean for U.S. Global Interests?,” July 18, 2008.
“Navy DDG-1000 Destroyer Program: Background, Oversight Issues, and Options for Congress,” updated July 15, 2008.
“A Parliamentary-Style Question Period: Proposals and Issues for Congress,” July 29, 2008.
To secure the U.S. bio-infrastructure, maintain global leadership in biotechnology, and safeguard American citizens from emerging threats to their privacy, the federal government must modernize its approach to human genetic and biological data.
To ensure an energy transition that brings broad based economic development, participation, and direct benefits to communities, we need federal policy that helps shape markets. Unfortunately, there is a large gap in understanding of how to leverage federal policy making to support access to capital and credit.
From use to testing to deployment, the scaffolding for responsible integration of AI into high-risk use cases is just not there.
OPM’s new HR 2.0 initiative is entering hostile terrain. Those who have followed federal HR modernization for years desperately want this effort to succeed.