New and newly updated reports from the Congressional Research Service obtained by Secrecy News that have not been made publicly available include the following.
Does Foreign Aid Work? Efforts to Evaluate U.S. Foreign Assistance, November 19, 2012
Congressional Redistricting: An Overview, November 21, 2012
Update on Controlling Greenhouse Gases from International Aviation, November 19, 2012
The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR): Answers to Frequently Asked Questions, November 16, 2012
Gangs in Central America, November 26, 2012
The Federal Food Safety System: A Primer, November 26, 2012
The President’s Office of Science and Technology Policy: Issues for Congress, November 26, 2012
In the current environment of declining trust and magnifying strategic competition, banning debris-creating tests is a concrete step towards stability that favors interests of all states seeking to conduct space activities.
Often negotiations between data center developers and local officials are conducted behind closed doors, protected by NDAs. How can we have an informed debate, when we don’t know what’s on the table?
As federal data policy nerds, the question we get asked all the time is “How much data has the current administration terminated?”
Google’s motto famously used to be “don’t be evil.” However, its latest feature has just made being evil a whole lot easier.