New and updated reports from the Congressional Research Service that Congress has withheld from online public distribution include the following.
The Debt Limit Since 2011, February 12, 2014
The Corporate Income Tax System: Overview and Options for Reform, February 14, 2014
The Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Strategy: In Brief, February 10, 2014
Lebanon: Background and U.S. Policy, February 14, 2014
Saudi Arabia: Background and U.S. Relations, February 12, 2014
The FutureGen Carbon Capture and Sequestration Project: A Brief History and Issues for Congress, February 10, 2014
Carbon Capture and Sequestration: Research, Development, and Demonstration at the U.S. Department of Energy, February 10, 2014
Food Fraud and “Economically Motivated Adulteration” of Food and Food Ingredients, January 10, 2014
These ideas aim to advance the detailed policy solutions needed to foster public trust and implement fairness in the adoption of AI across diverse domains, from healthcare and government benefits to rural access, education, and worker protections.
The evidence is clear: algorithmic pay-setting is established in app-based work, and payroll/timekeeping failures show how software can produce systemic wage harm at scale
While a few states have taken steps to implement decision-making mechanisms for certain AI systems, too many leaders are simply accepting narratives about AI’s purported public benefit at face value – jumping to the “how” of AI implementation before thoroughly vetting potential systems and deciding whether they are appropriate to use at all.
When properly structured — with specific numeric targets, secured financial obligations, independent monitoring, and meaningful enforcement — CBAs transform data center deals into durable community partnerships.