Proliferation Security Initiative, and More from CRS
Noteworthy new or updated reports from the Congressional Research Service that have not been made readily available to the public include the following (all pdf).
“Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI),” updated February 4, 2008.
“Botnets, Cybercrime, and Cyberterrorism: Vulnerabilities and Policy Issues for Congress,” updated January 29, 2008.
“Executive Order 13,438: Blocking Property of Certain Persons Who Threaten Stabilization Efforts in Iraq,” updated January 29, 2008.
“Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia: Security Issues and Implications for U.S. Interests,” updated January 31, 2008.
“Asylum Law and Female Genital Mutilation: Recent Developments,” February 15, 2008.
“‘Wounded Warrior’ and Veterans Provisions in the FY2008 National Defense Authorization Act,” February 13, 2008.
This report serves as a landscape assessment and toolbox from which local governments can negotiate an informed position when it comes to the levers available to them and includes a first-of-its kind analysis of eight executed community benefits agreements.
When a hurricane hits, it’s all hands on deck – that goes for federal data, too. Pulling back from our investments in timely, accurate, and accessible public data will only make us less prepared and put us all at greater risk.
This is bigger than a singular elimination of race and ethnicity questions. It could accelerate the second wave of widespread reductions to demographic data, leaving public health officials with even less information to deliver better health outcomes for all Americans.
Soft law was never meant to be a permanent solution. Treating it as one, and letting the sandcastle stand in for the skyscraper indefinitely, is how we end up with a decade of voluntary commitments and no enforceable accountability to show for it.