Ebola-Stricken Americans Returning from Abroad, and More from CRS
New products from the Congressional Research Service that Congress has withheld from online public distribution include the following.
Safe at Home? Letting Ebola-Stricken Americans Return, CRS Insights, August 5, 2014:
2014 Quadrennial Homeland Security Review: Evolution of Strategic Review, CRS Insights, August 6, 2014
Reducing the Budget Deficit: Overview of Policy Issues, August 7, 2014
Juvenile Victims of Domestic Sex Trafficking: Juvenile Justice Issues, August 5, 2014
U.S.-EU Cooperation on Ukraine and Russia, CRS Insights, August 7, 2014
We came out of the longest shutdown in history and we are all worse for it. Who won the shutdown fight? It doesn’t matter – Americans lost. And there is a chance we run it all back again in a few short months.
Promising examples of progress are emerging from the Boston metropolitan area that show the power of partnership between researchers, government officials, practitioners, and community-based organizations.
Americans trade stocks instantly, but spend 13 hours on tax forms. They send cash by text, but wait weeks for IRS responses. The nation’s revenue collector ranks dead last in citizen satisfaction. The problem isn’t just paperwork — it’s how the government builds.
In a new report, we begin to address these fundamental implementation questions based on discussions with over 80 individuals – from senior political staff to individual project managers – involved in the execution of major clean energy programs through the Department of Energy (DOE).