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
As humans expand our geographic reach, encroach on untouched natural territories, and interact more with animal populations, we will encounter novel zoonotic diseases that threaten the human body. The sooner we act to address these risks, the better.
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.