Army Drawdown and Restructuring, and More from CRS
New or newly updated reports from the Congressional Research Service that Congress has withheld from online public distribution include the following.
Army Drawdown and Restructuring: Background and Issues for Congress, October 25, 2013
Afghanistan: Post-Taliban Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy, October 23, 2013
Chemical Regulation in the European Union: Registration, Evaluation, and Authorization of Chemicals, October 23, 2013
Proposed Reform of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) in the 113th Congress: S. 1009 Compared with S. 696 and Current Law, October 23, 2013
Cybersecurity: Authoritative Reports and Resources, October 25, 2013
The public rarely sees the quiet, often messy work that goes into creating, passing, and implementing a major piece of legislation like the CHIPS and Science Act.
If this proposed rule were enacted it would have deleterious effects on government workers in general and federal researchers and scientists, specifically.
When we introduce “at-will” employment to government employees, we also introduce the potential for environments where people are more concerned about self-preservation than service to others.
There is no better time to re-invigorate America’s innovation edge by investing in R&D to create and capture “industries of the future,” re-shoring capital and expertise, and working closely with allies to expand our capabilities while safeguarding those technologies that are critical to our security.