Some recent reports of the Congressional Research Service that have not been made readily available to the public include the following (all pdf).
“Science and Technology Policy: Issues for the 109th Congress,” updated September 1, 2006.
“Navy Ship Names: Background For Congress,” updated September 1, 2006.
“Legal Developments in International Civil Aviation,” updated August 25, 2006.
“Homeland Security Research and Development Funding, Organization, and Oversight,” updated August 22, 2006.
This report serves as a landscape assessment and toolbox from which local governments can negotiate an informed position when it comes to the levers available to them and includes a first-of-its kind analysis of eight executed community benefits agreements.
When a hurricane hits, it’s all hands on deck – that goes for federal data, too. Pulling back from our investments in timely, accurate, and accessible public data will only make us less prepared and put us all at greater risk.
This is bigger than a singular elimination of race and ethnicity questions. It could accelerate the second wave of widespread reductions to demographic data, leaving public health officials with even less information to deliver better health outcomes for all Americans.
Soft law was never meant to be a permanent solution. Treating it as one, and letting the sandcastle stand in for the skyscraper indefinitely, is how we end up with a decade of voluntary commitments and no enforceable accountability to show for it.