The U.S. Science and Engineering Workforce, and More from CRS
New and updated reports from the Congressional Research Service that Congress has not made available to the public include the following.
The U.S. Science and Engineering Workforce: Recent, Current, and Projected Employment, Wages, and Unemployment, May 6, 2013
Securing U.S. Diplomatic Facilities and Personnel Abroad: Background and Policy Issues, May 7, 2013
Tax Reform in the 113th Congress: An Overview of Proposals, May 6, 2013
Border Security: Immigration Enforcement Between Ports of Entry, May 3, 2013
Terrorist Watch List Screening and Background Checks for Firearms, May 1, 2013
Missing Adults: Background, Federal Programs, and Issues for Congress, May 7, 2013
Kosovo: Current Issues and U.S. Policy, May 7, 2013
Central America Regional Security Initiative: Background and Policy Issues for Congress, May 7, 2013
Expulsion, Censure, Reprimand, and Fine: Legislative Discipline in the House of Representatives, May 2, 2013
Satellite imagery of RAF Lakenheath reveals new construction of a security perimeter around ten protective aircraft shelters in the designated nuclear area, the latest measure in a series of upgrades as the base prepares for the ability to store U.S. nuclear weapons.
It will take consistent leadership and action to navigate the complex dangers in the region and to avoid what many analysts considered to be an increasingly possible outcome, a nuclear conflict in East Asia.
Getting into a shutdown is the easy part, getting out is much harder. Both sides will be looking to pin responsibility on each other, and the court of public opinion will have a major role to play as to who has the most leverage for getting us out.
How the United States responds to China’s nuclear buildup will shape the global nuclear balance for the rest of the century.