Newly updated reports of interest from the Congressional Research Service include the following (all pdf).
“Egypt: The January 25 Revolution and Implications for U.S. Foreign Policy,” February 11, 2011.
“Amendments to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Set to Expire February 28, 2011,” February 10, 2011 (a three month extension until May 27, 2011 was passed by Congress last week).
“Intelligence Identities Protection Act,” January 28, 2011.
“Closing the Guantanamo Detention Center: Legal Issues,” February 11, 2011.
“Nanotechnology and Environmental, Health, and Safety: Issues for Consideration,” January 20, 2011.
“Foreign Aid: An Introduction to U.S. Programs and Policy,” February 10, 2011.
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.
FAS has partnered with ICLEI USA to launch the CRI Local Advisory Council.
We sat down with Dr. Max Moritz and Chief Rob Hazard to discuss how communities use time, money, and data to reduce the risk that wildfires pose.