Noteworthy new reports of the Congressional Research Service include the following (all pdf).
“U.S. Strategic and Defense Relationships in the Asia-Pacific Region,” January 22, 2007.
“Kinetic Energy Kill for Ballistic Missile Defense: A Status Overview,” updated January 5, 2007.
“Afghan Refugees: Current Status and Future Prospects,” January 26, 2007.
“Chemical Facility Security: Regulation and Issues for Congress,” January 31, 2007.
“Islamist Extremism in Bangladesh,” January 31, 2007.
After a year-long delay, this April, EPA released the latest air toxics data, which only included raw air data downloads. This year, for the first time in nearly 25 years, the air toxics data did not include cancer risk estimates.
In the current environment of declining trust and magnifying strategic competition, banning debris-creating tests is a concrete step towards stability that favors interests of all states seeking to conduct space activities.
Often negotiations between data center developers and local officials are conducted behind closed doors, protected by NDAs. How can we have an informed debate, when we don’t know what’s on the table?
As federal data policy nerds, the question we get asked all the time is “How much data has the current administration terminated?”