Some new products of the Congressional Research Service obtained by Secrecy News include the following (all pdf).
“Enemy Combatant Detainees: Habeas Corpus Challenges in Federal Court,” updated September 26, 2006.
“Terrorist Surveillance Act of 2006: S. 3931 and Title II of S. 3929, the Terrorist Tracking, Identification, and Prosecution Act of 2006,” September 25, 2006.
“Intelligence Spending: Public Disclosure Issues,” updated September 25, 2006.
“Selected Procedural Safeguards in Federal, Military, and International Courts,” updated September 18, 2006.
“East Asian Regional Architecture: New Economic and Security Arrangements and U.S. Policy,” September 18, 2006.
“Critical Infrastructure: The National Asset Database,” September 14, 2006.
“Information Operations and Cyberwar: Capabilities and Related Policy Issues,” updated September 14, 2006.
“China/Taiwan: Evolution of the ‘One China’ Policy — Key Statements from Washington, Beijing, and Taipei,” updated September 7, 2006.
“Immigration: Terrorist Grounds for Exclusion of Aliens,” updated September 5, 2006.
“Pages of the United States Congress: Selection, Duties, and Program Administration,” updated August 14, 2006.
By better harnessing the power of data, we can build a learning healthcare system where outcomes drive continuous improvement and where healthcare value leads the way.
In this unprecedented inflection point (and time of difficult disruption) for higher education, science funding, and agency structure, we have an opportunity to move beyond incremental changes and advocate for bold, new ideas that envision a future of the scientific research enterprise that looks very different from the current system.
Assigning persistent digital identifiers (Digital Object Identifiers, or DOIs) and using ORCIDs (Open Researcher and Contributor IDs) for key personnel to track outputs for research grants will improve the accountability and transparency of federal investments in research and reduce reporting burden.
Research funding agencies should apply the content of grant applications to AI tools to predict the future of scientific and technological breakthroughs, enhance peer review, and encourage better research investment decisions by both the public and the private sector.