The latest products from the Congressional Research Service include these items.
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA): Background and Policy Options for the 113th Congress, March 8, 2013
What’s the Difference? — Comparing U.S. and Chinese Trade Data, February 25, 2013
Afghanistan: Post-Taliban Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy, March 8, 2013
Hugo Chavez’s Death: Implications for Venezuela and U.S. Relations, March 8, 2013
“Sense of” Resolutions and Provisions, March 11, 2013
U.S. Immigration Policy: Chart Book of Key Trends, March 7, 2013
Familiar semiconductor policy approaches – export controls and subsidies – are inadequate alone to prevent reliance on Chinese-made legacy chips. Washington and its allies will instead have to turn to the old-fashioned, disruptive tools of trade defense in the face of a challenge of this scale.
The Wildfire Intelligence Center would bring together expertise at all levels of government to give our firefighters and first responders access to cutting-edge tools and the decision support they need to confront this growing crisis.
DOE is already very well set up to pursue an energy dominance agenda for America. There’s simply no need to waste time conducting a large-scale agency reorganization.
FAS today released permitting policy recommendations to improve talent and technology in the federal permitting process. These recommendations will address the sometimes years-long bottlenecks that prevent implementation of crucial projects, from energy to transportation.