New and updated reports from the Congressional Research Service include the following.
The Internet of Things: Frequently Asked Questions, October 13, 2015
Colombian Peace Talks Breakthrough: A Possible End-Game?, CRS Insight, October 13, 2015
Officers May Be Liable for Assuming an Automatic Hot Pursuit No Knock Exception, CRS Legal Sidebar, October 15, 2015
Sentence Reform Acts: S.2123 and H.R. 3713, October 14, 2015
Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA): Background and Funding, October 14, 2015
Enrollment of Legislation: Relevant Congressional Procedures, October 14, 2015
Potential Impact of No Social Security COLA on Medicare Part B Premiums in 2016, October 13, 2015
Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV): Background and Issues for Congress, October 14, 2015
Japan-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress, September 29, 2015
With targeted policy interventions, we can efficiently and effectively support the U.S. innovation economy through the translation of breakthrough scientific research from the lab to the market.
Crowd forecasting methods offer a systematic approach to quantifying the U.S. intelligence community’s uncertainty about the future and predicting the impact of interventions, allowing decision-makers to strategize effectively and allocate resources by outlining risks and tradeoffs in a legible format.
The energy transition underway in the United States continues to present a unique set of opportunities to put Americans back to work through the deployment of new technologies, infrastructure, energy efficiency, and expansion of the electricity system to meet our carbon goals.
The United States has the only proven and scalable tritium production supply chain, but it is largely reserved for nuclear weapons. Excess tritium production capacity should be leveraged to ensure the success of and U.S. leadership in fusion energy.