Newly updated reports from the Congressional Research Service which Congress has not made publicly available include the following.
Congressional Oversight, October 17, 2012
Contemporary Developments in Presidential Elections, October 18, 2012
U.S. International Trade: Trends and Forecasts, October 19, 2012
President of the United States: Compensation, October 17, 2012
Peru in Brief: Political and Economic Conditions and Relations with the United States, October 18, 2012
Libya: Transition and U.S. Policy, October 18, 2012
China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities — Background and Issues for Congress, October 17, 2012
Navy Force Structure and Shipbuilding Plans: Background and Issues for Congress, October 18, 2012
To increase the real and perceived benefit of research funding, funding agencies should develop challenge goals for their extramural research programs focused on the impact portion of their mission.
Without trusted mechanisms to ensure privacy while enabling secure data access, essential R&D stalls, educational innovation stalls, and U.S. global competitiveness suffers.
Satellite imagery has long served as a tool for observing on-the-ground activity worldwide, and offers especially valuable insights into the operation, development, and physical features related to nuclear technology.
This year’s Red Sky Summit was an opportunity to further consider what the role of fire tech can and should be – and how public policy can support its development, scaling, and application.