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.
In a year when management issues like human capital, IT modernization, and improper payments have received greater attention from the public, examining this PMA tells us a lot about where the Administration’s policy is going to be focused through its last three years.
Congress must enact a Digital Public Infrastructure Act, a recognition that the government’s most fundamental responsibility in the digital era is to provide a solid, trustworthy foundation upon which people, businesses, and communities can build.
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.