Recent reports of the Congressional Research Service on topics related to openness and transparency include the following (all pdf).
“Does Price Transparency Improve Market Efficiency? Implications of Empirical Evidence in Other Markets for the Health Sector,” July 24, 2007.
“State E-Government Strategies: Identifying Best Practices and Applications,” July 23, 2007.
“Clinical Trials Reporting and Publication,” updated July 12, 2007.
“Freedom of Information Act Amendments: 110th Congress,” updated July 10, 2007.
Denice Ross, former U.S. Chief Data Scientist and Data Policy Institute lead at the Federation of American Scientists, will be honored for her stewardship of public data by the National Academy of Public Administration, where she has been named a Fellow.
Confirmation that the construction of the security perimeter and associated security infrastructure at RAF Lakenheath are still ongoing once again raises questions about whether U.S. nuclear weapons have already been deployed to the base.
Alaskans are sensibly pulling back from the vogue for bans and returning to a western tradition that has worked for more than half a century – one that welcomes innovation but also oversees it closely.
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