Presidential Claims of Executive Privilege, and More from CRS
New and updated reports from the Congressional Research Service that Congress has not made available to the public include the following.
Presidential Claims of Executive Privilege: History, Law, Practice, and Recent Developments, August 21, 2012
Congress’s Contempt Power and the Enforcement of Congressional Subpoenas: Law, History, Practice, and Procedure, updated August 17, 2012
Iraq: Politics, Governance, and Human Rights, updated August 21, 2012
An Overview of the “Patent Trolls” Debate, August 20, 2012
Life-extending the existing Minuteman III missiles is the best way to field an ICBM force without sacrificing funding for other priorities.
To improve program outcomes, federal evaluation officers should conduct “unmet desire surveys” to advance federal learning agendas and built agency buy-in.
A federal agency takes over 100 days on average to hire a new employee — with significantly longer time frames for some positions — compared to 36 days in the private sector.
At least 40% of Medicare beneficiaries do not have a documented AHCD. In the absence of one, medical professionals may perform major and costly interventions unknowingly against a patient’s wishes.