Refugee Admissions and Resettlement, and More from CRS
Newly updated publications from the Congressional Research Service that Congress has withheld from online public distribution include the following.
Refugee Admissions and Resettlement Policy, February 18, 2015
U.S. Tsunami Program: A Brief Overview, February 20, 2015
Legislation to Facilitate Cybersecurity Information Sharing: Economic Analysis, February 23, 2015
Domestic Human Trafficking Legislation in the 114th Congress, February 23, 2015
Navy Force Structure and Shipbuilding Plans: Background and Issues for Congress, February 24, 2015
Nonstrategic Nuclear Weapons, February 23, 2015
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.
The United States has never lacked for scientific ambition. What we need now is a renewed civic commitment to ensuring that talent is harnessed for the benefit of all people. Science can work for everyone. Join us as we build a broader coalition committed to that vision.