New and updated reports from the Congressional Research Service that Congress has withheld from online public distribution include the following.
Nigeria’s Boko Haram: Frequently Asked Questions, May 20, 2014
The Lord’s Resistance Army: The U.S. Response, May 15, 2014
Libya: Transition and U.S. Policy, May 19, 2014
U.S. International Broadcasting: Background and Issues for Reform, May 2, 2014
U.S. Foreign Trade in Services: Trends and U.S. Policy Challenges, May 15, 2014
Veterans’ Medical Care: FY2015 Appropriations, May 15, 2014
U.S. Strategic Nuclear Forces: Background, Developments, and Issues, May 15, 2014
Navy TAO(X) Oiler Shipbuilding Program: Background and Issues for Congress, May 14, 2014
Generalized System of Preferences: Background and Renewal Debate, May 19, 2014
Domestic Human Trafficking Legislation in the 113th Congress, May 19, 2014
The European Parliament, May 19, 2014
China and the United States — A Comparison of Green Energy Programs and Policies, April 30, 2014
Datasets and variables that do not align with Administration priorities, or might reflect poorly on Administration policy impacts, seem to be especially in the cross-hairs.
One month of a government shutdown is in the books, but how many more months will (or can) it go? Congress is paralyzed, but there are a few spasms of activity around healthcare and the prospects of a continuing resolution to punt this fight out until January or later.
At a period where the federal government is undergoing significant changes in how it hires, buys, collects and organizes data, and delivers, deeper exploration of trust in these facets as worthwhile.
Moving postsecondary education data collection to the states is the best way to ensure that the U.S. Department of Education can meet its legislative mandates in an era of constrained federal resources.