Newly updated reports from the Congressional Research Service which Congress has not made publicly available include the following.
Congressional Oversight, October 17, 2012
Contemporary Developments in Presidential Elections, October 18, 2012
U.S. International Trade: Trends and Forecasts, October 19, 2012
President of the United States: Compensation, October 17, 2012
Peru in Brief: Political and Economic Conditions and Relations with the United States, October 18, 2012
Libya: Transition and U.S. Policy, October 18, 2012
China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities — Background and Issues for Congress, October 17, 2012
Navy Force Structure and Shipbuilding Plans: Background and Issues for Congress, October 18, 2012
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.
Soft law was never meant to be a permanent solution. Treating it as one, and letting the sandcastle stand in for the skyscraper indefinitely, is how we end up with a decade of voluntary commitments and no enforceable accountability to show for it.
FAS has partnered with ICLEI USA to launch the CRI Local Advisory Council.