Some new reports from the Congressional Research Service that have not been made readily available to the public include the following (all pdf).
“The Freedom of Information Act and Nondisclosure Provisions in Other Federal Laws,” September 13, 2010.
“The Role of Trade Secrets in Innovation Policy,” August 31, 2010.
“Regulating Coal Combustion Waste Disposal: Issues for Congress,” September 21, 2010.
“The SPEECH Act: The Federal Response to ‘Libel Tourism’,” September 16.
“The Bush Tax Cuts and the Economy,” September 3, 2010.
Soft law was never meant to be a permanent solution. Treating it as one, and letting the sandcastle stand in for the skyscraper indefinitely, is how we end up with a decade of voluntary commitments and no enforceable accountability to show for it.
FAS has partnered with ICLEI USA to launch the CRI Local Advisory Council.
We sat down with Dr. Max Moritz and Chief Rob Hazard to discuss how communities use time, money, and data to reduce the risk that wildfires pose.
The Colorado Future Systems Policy Sprint is FAS’s first state-level policy sprint. Policy sprints are key incubators for “policy entrepreneurship,” FAS’s method for equipping individuals with strong ideas with the technical assistance to develop policy.