Some new or newly updated products of the Congressional Research Service that have not been made readily available to the public include the following (all pdf).
“National Security Letters in Foreign Intelligence Investigations: Legal Background and Recent Amendments,” updated March 20, 2007.
“Navy Force Structure: Alternative Force Structure Studies of 2005 — Background for Congress,” April 9, 2007.
“Enemy Combatant Detainees: Habeas Corpus Challenges in Federal Court,” updated April 6, 2007.
“Opening of the International Tracing Service’s Holocaust-Era Archives in Bad Arolsen, Germany,” April 5, 2007.
FAS commends the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources for clearing a historic 75 pieces of legislation, including multiple crucial bills to confront the wildfire crisis.
The United States needs a strategic investment fund (SIF) to shepherd promising technologies in nationally vital sectors through the valley of death.
Standardizing support for Accessibility & Accommodations in federally funded research efforts would open opportunities for disabled scientists and their research programs.
The incoming administration must act to address bias in medical technology at the development, testing and regulation, and market-deployment and evaluation phases.