DoD Role During Flu Pandemics, and More from CRS
Noteworthy new reports from the Congressional Research Service obtained by Secrecy News include the following (all pdf).
“Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty: Updated ‘Safeguards’ and Net Assessments,” June 3, 2009.
“The Role of the Department of Defense During a Flu Pandemic,” June 4, 2009.
“Congressional Oversight and Related Issues Concerning International Security Agreements Concluded by the United States,” June 2, 2009.
“The President’s Office of Science and Technology Policy: Issues for Congress,” updated June 3, 2009.
“Landsat and the Data Continuity Mission,” May 22, 2009.
“Geospatial Information and Geographic Information Systems (GIS): Current Issues and Future Challenges,” June 8, 2009.
To increase the real and perceived benefit of research funding, funding agencies should develop challenge goals for their extramural research programs focused on the impact portion of their mission.
Without trusted mechanisms to ensure privacy while enabling secure data access, essential R&D stalls, educational innovation stalls, and U.S. global competitiveness suffers.
Satellite imagery has long served as a tool for observing on-the-ground activity worldwide, and offers especially valuable insights into the operation, development, and physical features related to nuclear technology.
This year’s Red Sky Summit was an opportunity to further consider what the role of fire tech can and should be – and how public policy can support its development, scaling, and application.