A comprehensive new account of U.S. aid to Pakistan was prepared by the Congressional Research Service this week. See “Pakistan: U.S. Foreign Assistance,” June 7, 2011.
Also newish from CRS is “Imports from North Korea: Existing Rules, Implications of the KORUS FTA, and the Kaesong Industrial Complex,” May 24, 2011.
Life-extending the existing Minuteman III missiles is the best way to field an ICBM force without sacrificing funding for other priorities.
To improve program outcomes, federal evaluation officers should conduct “unmet desire surveys” to advance federal learning agendas and built agency buy-in.
A federal agency takes over 100 days on average to hire a new employee — with significantly longer time frames for some positions — compared to 36 days in the private sector.
At least 40% of Medicare beneficiaries do not have a documented AHCD. In the absence of one, medical professionals may perform major and costly interventions unknowingly against a patient’s wishes.