Ebola Outbreak: Select Legal Issues, and More from CRS
New and updated reports from the Congressional Research Service that Congress has withheld from online public distribution include the following.
The Ebola Outbreak: Select Legal Issues, CRS Legal Sidebar, October 6, 2014
Ebola: Basics About the Disease, October 3, 2014
As Midterm Election Approaches, State Election Laws Challenged, CRS Legal Sidebar, October 7, 2014
Child Welfare: Profiles of Current and Former Older Foster Youth Based on the National Youth in Transition Database (NYTD), October 6, 2014
Agriculture in the WTO Bali Ministerial Agreement, October 6, 2014
Ozone Air Quality Standards: EPA’s 2015 Revision, October 3, 2014
Beverage Industry Pledges to Reduce Americans’ Drink Calories, CRS Insights, October 6, 2014
Palestinian Authority: U.S. Payments to Creditors as Alternative to Direct Budgetary Assistance?, CRS Insights, October 6, 2014
The emphasis on interagency consensus, while well-intentioned, has become a structural impediment to bold or innovative policy options. When every agency effectively holds veto power over proposals, the path of least resistance becomes maintaining existing approaches with minor modifications.
The Federation of American Scientists supports H.R. 471, the re-introduction of the Fix Our Forests Act.
As people become less able to distinguish between what is real and what is fake, it has become easier than ever to be misled by synthetic content, whether by accident or with malicious intent. This makes advancing alternative countermeasures, such as technical solutions, more vital than ever before.
Throughout this phase of work, there are many actions hiring managers and staffing specialists can take to streamline the process and improve the quality of eligible candidates. Most importantly, hiring managers and staffing specialists can collaborate within and across agencies to expedite and simplify the process.