New and newly updated Congressional Research Service reports that Congress has withheld from online public distribution include the following.
Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) and the Role of Congress in Trade Policy, August 2, 2013
Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) and Its Role in U.S. Trade Policy, August 5, 2013
Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms: Economic, Program, and Policy Issues, August 5, 2013
African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA): Background and Reauthorization, August 2, 2013
International Crises and Disasters: U.S. Humanitarian Assistance Response Mechanisms, August 1, 2013
Chemical Facility Security: Issues and Options for the 113th Congress, August 2, 2013
Health Care for Veterans: Answers to Frequently Asked Questions, August 1, 2013
The MF Global Bankruptcy, Missing Customer Funds, and Proposals for Reform, August 1, 2013
No one will be surprised if we end up with a continuing resolution to push our shutdown deadline out past the midterms, so the real question is what else will they get done this summer?
Rebuilding public participation starts with something simple — treating the public not as a problem to manage, but as a source of ingenuity government cannot function without.
If the government wants a system of learning and adaptation that improves results in real time, it has to treat translation, utilization, and adaptation as core functions of governance rather than as afterthoughts.
Coordination among federal science agencies is essential to ensure government-wide alignment on R&D investment priorities. However, the federal R&D enterprise suffers from egregious siloization.