The Congressional Research Service, at congressional direction, does not permit direct public access to its products. Members of the public must connive or contrive to gain such access. So we do.
Some recent CRS reports that caught our eye include these (all pdf).
“Presidential Claims of Executive Privilege: History, Law, Practice and Recent Developments,” updated July 5, 2007.
“The Palestinian Territories: Background and U.S. Relations,” July 5, 2007.
“Restructuring EPA’s Libraries: Background and Issues for Congress,” updated June 15, 2007.
“U.S. Special Operations Forces (SOF): Background and Issues for Congress,” updated June 28, 2007.
“Airborne Laser (ABL): Issues for Congress,” updated July 9, 2007.
The United States has multiple policy tools that could be used to prevent U.S. reliance on Chinese made semiconductors.
We can address the issue of international semiconductor competition along three major axes: increasing production outside of China, containing an oversupply of Chinese semiconductors, and mitigating the risks of remaining Chinese chips in the U.S. market.
The Wildfire Intelligence Center would bring together expertise at all levels of government to give our firefighters and first responders access to cutting-edge tools and the decision support they need to confront this growing crisis.
DOE is already very well set up to pursue an energy dominance agenda for America. There’s simply no need to waste time conducting a large-scale agency reorganization.