Government Contractor Accountability, & More from CRS
Noteworthy new and updated reports from the Congressional Research Service include the following.
Selected Legal Tools for Maintaining Government Contractor Accountability, September 26, 2018
Federalism-Based Limitations on Congressional Power: An Overview, September 27, 2018
EPA Proposes the Affordable Clean Energy Rule to Replace the Clean Power Plan, CRS Legal Sidebar, September 26, 2018
EPA Proposes New Permitting Test for Power Plant Modifications, CRS Legal Sidebar, September 25, 2018
Government Contract Bid Protests: Analysis of Legal Processes and Recent Developments, updated September 26, 2018
Electronic Filing of Senate Campaign Finance Reports, CRS Insight, September 21, 2018
Global Trade Imbalances, CRS Insight, September 27, 2018
Escalating Tariffs: Potential Impacts, CRS Insight, updated September 24, 2018
Canada’s Dairy Supply Management System, CRS Insight, updated September 27, 2018
Burma’s Political Prisoners and U.S. Policy: In Brief, updated September 24, 2018
South Sudan’s Civil War: Nearly 400,000 Estimated Dead, CRS Insight, updated September 28, 2018
The public rarely sees the quiet, often messy work that goes into creating, passing, and implementing a major piece of legislation like the CHIPS and Science Act.
If this proposed rule were enacted it would have deleterious effects on government workers in general and federal researchers and scientists, specifically.
When we introduce “at-will” employment to government employees, we also introduce the potential for environments where people are more concerned about self-preservation than service to others.
There is no better time to re-invigorate America’s innovation edge by investing in R&D to create and capture “industries of the future,” re-shoring capital and expertise, and working closely with allies to expand our capabilities while safeguarding those technologies that are critical to our security.