New and updated reports from the Congressional Research Service that have not been made readily available to the public include the following.
China’s Banking System: Issues for Congress, February 20, 2012
Rising Gasoline Prices 2012, March 1, 2012
Gun Control Legislation, March 2, 2012
Budget Process Reform: Proposals and Legislative Actions in 2012, March 2, 2012
Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses, March 2, 2012
While advanced Chinese language proficiency and cultural familiarity remain irreplaceable skills, they are neither necessary nor sufficient for successful open-source analysis on China’s nuclear forces.
To maximize clean energy deployment, we must address the project development and political barriers that have held us back from smart policymaking and implementation that can withstand political change. Here’s how.
While rural schools are used to being scrappy and doing more with less, without state and federal support, districts will be hard-pressed to close teacher workforce gaps on their own.
At a time when universities are already facing intense pressure to re-envision their role in the S&T ecosystem, we encourage NSF to ensure that the ambitious research acceleration remains compatible with their expertise.