Some other recently updated Congressional Research Service reports that have not been made freely available to the public include these (all pdf).
“China’s Currency: Economic Issues and Options for U.S. Trade Policy,” updated June 28, 2007.
“Military Airlift: C-17 Aircraft Program,” updated June 5, 2007.
“Indonesia: Domestic Politics, Strategic Dynamics, and American Interests,” updated June 20, 2007.
“The Global Peace Operations Initiative: Background and Issues for Congress,” updated June 11, 2007.
“Conventional Warheads For Long-Range Ballistic Missiles: Background and Issues for Congress,” updated June 19, 2007.
“War Powers Resolution: Presidential Compliance,” updated June 12, 2007.
The new alignment signals a clear shift in priorities: offices dedicated to clean energy and energy efficiency have been renamed, consolidated, or eliminated, while new divisions elevate hydrocarbons, fusion, and a combined Office of AI & Quantum.
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.
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