Scientific Basis of EPA Actions, and More from CRS
Noteworthy new products from the Congressional Research Service that Congress has withheld from online public distribution include the following.
U.S. Trade Concepts, Performance, and Policy: Frequently Asked Questions, November 17, 2014
Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument in Federal Whistleblower Case, CRS Legal Sidebar, November 14, 2014
Scientific Basis of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Actions: H.R. 1422 and H.R. 4012, CRS Insights, November 17, 2014
International Climate Change Financing: The Green Climate Fund (GCF), November 17, 2014
The Battle over Cable Boxes, CRS Insights, November 14, 2014
The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative: Lessons Learned and Issues for Policy Makers, November 14, 2014
Keystone XL Pipeline: Overview and Recent Developments, November 13, 2014
Federal Proposals to Tax Marijuana: An Economic Analysis, November 13, 2014
Childhood Overweight and Obesity: Data Brief, November 13, 2014
Veterans and Homelessness, November 13, 2014
When Will DOD Modernize its Electronic Health Records Systems?, CRS Insights, November 13, 2014:
President Obama’s November 2014 Visit to China: The Bilateral Agreements, CRS Insights, November 13, 2014
Defense: FY2015 Authorization and Appropriations, November 13, 2014
Datasets and variables that do not align with Administration priorities, or might reflect poorly on Administration policy impacts, seem to be especially in the cross-hairs.
One month of a government shutdown is in the books, but how many more months will (or can) it go? Congress is paralyzed, but there are a few spasms of activity around healthcare and the prospects of a continuing resolution to punt this fight out until January or later.
At a period where the federal government is undergoing significant changes in how it hires, buys, collects and organizes data, and delivers, deeper exploration of trust in these facets as worthwhile.
Moving postsecondary education data collection to the states is the best way to ensure that the U.S. Department of Education can meet its legislative mandates in an era of constrained federal resources.