Financial Disclosure by Federal Officials, and More from CRS
New and updated reports from the Congressional Research Service that Congress has withheld from broad public distribution include the following.
Financial Disclosure by Federal Officials and Publication of Disclosure Reports, August 22, 2013
Defense Surplus Equipment Disposal: Background Information, August 22, 2013
Iraq: Politics, Governance, and Human Rights, August 22, 2013
The United Arab Emirates (UAE): Issues for U.S. Policy, August 20, 2013
Changing the Federal Reserve’s Mandate: An Economic Analysis, August 12, 2013
The Affordable Care Act and Small Business: Economic Issues, August 15, 2013
Financing Natural Catastrophe Exposure: Issues and Options for Improving Risk Transfer Markets, August 15, 2013
Reauthorizing the Office of National Drug Control Policy: Issues for Consideration, August 13, 2013
International Drug Control Policy: Background and U.S. Responses, August 13, 2013
Mexico’s Peña Nieto Administration: Priorities and Key Issues in U.S.-Mexican Relations, August 15, 2013
Latin America and the Caribbean: Key Issues for the 113th Congress, August 9, 2013
Uzbekistan: Recent Developments and U.S. Interests, August 21, 2013
If this proposed rule were enacted it would have deleterious effects on government workers in general and federal researchers and scientists, specifically.
When we introduce “at-will” employment to government employees, we also introduce the potential for environments where people are more concerned about self-preservation than service to others.
There is no better time to re-invigorate America’s innovation edge by investing in R&D to create and capture “industries of the future,” re-shoring capital and expertise, and working closely with allies to expand our capabilities while safeguarding those technologies that are critical to our security.
Russia currently maintains nearly 5,460 nuclear warheads, with an estimated 1,718 deployed. This represents a slight decrease in total warheads from previous years but still positions Russia as the world’s largest nuclear power alongside the United States.