New and updated reports from the Congressional Research Service this week include the following.
Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau’s State Visit, March 2016, CRS Insight, March 7, 2016
Overview of FY2017 Appropriations for Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS), March 7, 2016
First-Term Members of the House of Representatives and Senate, 64th-114th Congresses, March 7, 2016
The Precision Medicine Initiative, CRS Insight, March 8, 2016
Cybersecurity: Critical Infrastructure Authoritative Reports and Resources, March 8, 2016
The Aliso Canyon Natural Gas Leak: State and Federal Response and Oversight, CRS Insight, March 9, 2016
EPA’s Clean Power Plan for Existing Power Plants: Frequently Asked Questions, updated March 9, 2016
Poland and Its Relations with the United States: In Brief, updated March 7, 2016
Iraq: Politics and Governance, updated March 9, 2016
Navy Ford (CVN-78) Class Aircraft Carrier Program: Background and Issues for Congress, updated March 8, 2016
Navy Ohio Replacement (SSBN[X]) Ballistic Missile Submarine Program: Background and Issues for Congress, updated March 8, 2016
Daylight Saving Time, March 9, 2016
Dr. Lim will help develop, organize, and implement FAS’s growing contribution in the area of catastrophic risk including on core areas of nuclear weapons, AI and national security, space, and other emerging technologies.
To fully harness the benefits of AI, the public must have confidence that these systems are deployed responsibly and enhance their lives and livelihoods.
The first Trump Administration’s E.O. 13859 commitment laid the foundation for increasing government accountability in AI use; this should continue
The Federation of American Scientists supports H.R. 471, the re-introduction of the Fix Our Forests Act.