Reform of Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA), and More from CRS
New and updated reports from the Congressional Research Service include the following.
Stored Communications Act: Reform of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA), May 19, 2015
United Nations Reform: Background and Issues for Congress, updated May 15, 2015
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Functions and Funding, May 15, 2015
In-Country Refugee Processing: In Brief, May 7, 2015
Coast Guard Cutter Procurement: Background and Issues for Congress, updated June 2, 2015
Navy Virginia (SSN-774) Class Attack Submarine Procurement: Background and Issues for Congress, updated June 1, 2015
State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs: FY2016 Budget and Appropriations, updated May 13, 2015
Burundi’s Electoral Crisis: In Brief, May 14, 2015
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.