Noteworthy new publications from the Congressional Research Service include the following.
Defense Primer: Electronic Warfare, CRS In Focus, updated April 12, 2019
U.S. Military Electronic Warfare Research and Development: Recent Funding Projections, CRS Insight, April 15, 2019
Assessing Commercial Disclosure Requirements under the First Amendment, April 23, 2019
The National Institutes of Health (NIH): Background and Congressional Issues, updated April 19, 2019
The Federal Communications Commission: Current Structure and Its Role in the Changing Telecommunications Landscape, April 18, 2019
Selected Homeland Security Issues in the 116th Congress, April 23, 2019
Can the President Close the Border? Relevant Laws and Considerations, CRS Legal Sidebar, April 12, 2019
Central American Migration: Root Causes and U.S. Policy, CRS In Focus, March 27, 2019
Cooperative Security in the Middle East: History and Prospects, CRS In Focus, updated April 11, 2019
International Criminal Court: U.S. Response to Examination of Atrocity Crimes in Afghanistan, CRS Insight, updated April 16, 2019
Nuclear Cooperation: Part 810 Authorizations, CRS In Focus, April 18, 2019
U.S. War Costs, Casualties, and Personnel Levels Since 9/11, CRS In Focus, April 18, 2019
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.