New and updated publications from the Congressional Research Service include the following.
Russian Compliance with the Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty: Background and Issues for Congress, updated October 5, 2018
Defense Primer: The NDAA Process, CRS In Focus, updated October 3, 2018
Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards, CRS In Focus, updated October 2, 2018
Lebanon, updated October 5, 2018
Iraq: Issues in the 115th Congress, updated October 4, 2018
Argentina’s Economic Crisis, CRS In Focus, October 2, 2018
Mexico: Background and U.S. Relations, updated October 2, 2018
Spain and Its Relations with the United States: In Brief, updated October 5, 2018
Macedonia: Uncertainty after Referendum on Country’s Name, CRS Insight, October 3, 2018
Afghanistan: Legislation in the 115th Congress, October 3, 2018
U.S.-South Korea (KORUS) FTA, CRS In Focus, updated September 28, 2018:
The Return of the Bells of Balangiga to the Republic of the Philippines, in Context, CRS In Focus, October 1, 2018
Americans trade stocks instantly, but spend 13 hours on tax forms. They send cash by text, but wait weeks for IRS responses. The nation’s revenue collector ranks dead last in citizen satisfaction. The problem isn’t just paperwork — it’s how the government builds.
In a new report, we begin to address these fundamental implementation questions based on discussions with over 80 individuals – from senior political staff to individual project managers – involved in the execution of major clean energy programs through the Department of Energy (DOE).
FAS supports the bipartisan Regional Leadership in Wildland Fire Research Act under review in the House, just as we supported the earlier Senate version. Rep. David Min (D-CA) and Rep. Gabe Evans (R-CO) are leading the bill.
The current wildfire management system is inadequate in the face of increasingly severe and damaging wildfires. Change is urgently needed