Noteworthy new reports from the Congressional Research Service that have not been made publicly accessible online include the following (all pdf).
“Defense: FY2009 Authorization and Appropriations,” May 5, 2008.
“Second FY2008 Supplemental Appropriations for Military Operations, International Affairs, and Other Purposes,” updated May 8, 2008.
“Director of National Intelligence Statutory Authorities: Status and Proposals,” updated April 17, 2008.
“Congress’s Contempt Power: Law, History, Practice, and Procedure,” updated April 15, 2008.
“Navy LPD-17 Amphibious Ship Procurement: Background, Issues, and Options for Congress,” May 6, 2008.
“U.S.-French Commercial Ties,” updated April 7, 2008.
“Strategic Airlift Modernization: Analysis of C-5 Modernization and C-17 Acquisition Issues,” updated April 15, 2008.
The bootcamp brought more than two dozen next-generation open-source practitioners from across the United States to Washington DC, where they participated in interactive modules, group discussions, and hands-on sleuthing.
Fourteen teams from ten U.S. states have been selected as the Stage 2 awardees in the Civic Innovation Challenge (CIVIC), a national competition that helps communities turn emerging research into ready-to-implement solutions.
The Fix Our Forests Act provides an opportunity to speed up the planning and implementation of wildfire risk reduction projects on federal lands while expanding collaborative tools to bring more partners into this vital work.
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