Some recent reports of the Congressional Research Service that are not readily available in the public domain include the following (all pdf).
“Department of Homeland Security Grants to State and Local Governments: FY2003 to FY2006,” December 22, 2006.
“International Crises and Disasters: U.S. Humanitarian Assistance, Budget Trends, and Issues for Congress,” December 21, 2006.
“Cuba: Issues for the 109th Congress,” updated December 19, 2006.
“Russian Natural Gas: Regional Dependence,” January 5, 2007.
and before Jeff Stein calls, take a look at “Islam: Sunnis and Shiites,” updated December 11, 2006.
Wildland firefighters manage, suppress, and prescribe fires on our nation’s public lands, protecting all of us. Yet it is becoming ever clearer that we as a nation are failing to protect them.
Most patient safety challenges are not really captured and there are not enough tools to empower clinicians to improve. Here are four proposals for improving patient safety that are worthy of attention and action.
The Trump administration has often cited consolidation as a path to efficiency. But history shows that USDA reorganizations have weakened, not strengthened, the agency’s capacity.
Grace Wickerson, the Federation of American Scientists’ Senior Manager, Climate and Health, today accepted a national recognition, the “Grist 50” award, bestowed by the editorial board of Grist, a nonprofit, independent media organization.