Army Drawdown and Restructuring, and More from CRS
New or newly updated reports from the Congressional Research Service that Congress has withheld from online public distribution include the following.
Army Drawdown and Restructuring: Background and Issues for Congress, October 25, 2013
Afghanistan: Post-Taliban Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy, October 23, 2013
Chemical Regulation in the European Union: Registration, Evaluation, and Authorization of Chemicals, October 23, 2013
Proposed Reform of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) in the 113th Congress: S. 1009 Compared with S. 696 and Current Law, October 23, 2013
Cybersecurity: Authoritative Reports and Resources, October 25, 2013
DNA synthesis and export controls remain the primary regulatory safeguards against de novo production of harmful biological agents, yet governance frameworks lack the situational awareness and enforcement capacity to keep pace with rapidly falling technical barriers.
Called today to speak on behalf of U.S. science and technology, Dr. Jedidah Isler, astrophysicist, educator, strategist, policy-maker, and science communicator, will provide constructive, nonpartisan feedback to the House Committee’s hearing “American Global Competitiveness at 250: Legislative Proposals to Secure U.S. Technology Leadership.”
“Federal data and access to it is not a partisan issue. It is a people issue. Our country cannot achieve greatness without access to the data that measure what we value, who we are, and where we’re heading.”
The United States’ biosecurity governance system is structurally incapable of detecting and responding to certain classes of threats. U.S. biosecurity tools have not kept pace with technological advancements or a changing threat landscape.