Deepwater Horizon: The Fate of the Oil, and More from CRS
Noteworthy new products of the Congressional Research Service include the following reports (all pdf).
“The EU-South Korea Free Trade Agreement and Its Implications for the United States,” December 17, 2010.
“Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: The Fate of the Oil,” December 16, 2010.
“Keeping America’s Pipelines Safe and Secure: Key Issues for Congress,” December 13, 2010.
“American Jihadist Terrorism: Combating a Complex Threat,” updated December 7, 2010.
Given the unreliability of private market funding for agricultural biotechnology R&D, substantial federal funding through research programs such as AgARDA is vital for accelerating R&D.
“Given the number of existential crises we must collectively confront, I have found policy entrepreneurship to be a fruitful avenue towards doing some of that work.”
We sit on the verge of another Presidential election – an opportunity for meaningful, science-based policy innovations that can appeal to lawmakers on both sides of the aisle.
Outdated Bureau of Labor Statistics classifications hampers the federal government’s ability to design and implement effective policies for emerging technologies sectors.