Some notable new reports of the Congressional Research Service that are not readily available to the general public include the following.
“Navy F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler Aircraft: Background and Issues for Congress” (pdf), updated June 8, 2006.
“Air Force Aerial Refueling Methods: Flying Boom versus Hose-and-Drogue” (pdf), updated June 5, 2006.
“Project BioShield” (pdf), updated June 5, 2006.
“China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities — Background and Issues for Congress” (pdf), June 2, 2006.
“Presidential Transitions” (pdf), updated June 9, 2006.
“An Overview and Funding History of Select Department of Justice (DOJ) Grant Programs” (pdf), June 23, 2006.
“Changing Postal ZIP Code Boundaries” (pdf), June 23, 2006.
In a year when management issues like human capital, IT modernization, and improper payments have received greater attention from the public, examining this PMA tells us a lot about where the Administration’s policy is going to be focused through its last three years.
Congress must enact a Digital Public Infrastructure Act, a recognition that the government’s most fundamental responsibility in the digital era is to provide a solid, trustworthy foundation upon which people, businesses, and communities can build.
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.