US Military Casualty Statistics, and More from CRS
Noteworthy new and updated reports from the Congressional Research Service that Congress has withheld from online public distribution include the following.
A Guide to U.S. Military Casualty Statistics: Operation Inherent Resolve, Operation New Dawn, Operation Iraqi Freedom, and Operation Enduring Freedom, November 20, 2014
Iran: U.S. Economic Sanctions and the Authority to Lift Restrictions, November 21, 2014
U.S. Secret Service Protection Mission Funding and Staffing: Fact Sheet, November 25, 2014
The Obama Administration’s November 2014 Immigration Initiatives: Questions and Answers, November 24, 2014
The Obama Administration’s Announced Immigration Initiative: A Primer, CRS Legal Sidebar, November 24, 2014
Department of Homeland Security: FY2015 Appropriations, November 20, 2014
Congress Faces Calls to Address Expiring ACA Appropriations, CRS Insights, November 25, 2014
U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Recent Trends and Factors, November 24, 2014
Cybersecurity: FISMA Reform, CRS Insights, November 24, 2014
Welfare, Work, and Poverty Status of Female-Headed Families with Children: 1987-2013, November 21, 2014
Overview of the Federal Tax System, November 21, 2014
Food Recalls and Other FDA Administrative Enforcement Actions, November 20, 2014
A Federal Pause in Potentially Risky Influenza Research, CRS Insights, November 24, 2014
Yesterday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed revoking its 2009 “endangerment finding” that greenhouse gases pose a substantial threat to the public. The Federation of American Scientists stands in strong opposition.
Modernizing ClinicalTrials.gov will empower patients, oncologists, and others to better understand what trials are available, where they are available, and their up-to-date eligibility criteria, using standardized search categories to make them more easily discoverable.
The Federation of American Scientists supports H.R. 4420, the Cool Corridors Act of 2025, which would reauthorize the Healthy Streets program through 2030 and seeks to increase green and other shade infrastructure in high-heat areas.
The current lack of public trust in AI risks inhibiting innovation and adoption of AI systems, meaning new methods will not be discovered and new benefits won’t be felt. A failure to uphold high standards in the technology we deploy will also place our nation at a strategic disadvantage compared to our competitors.