Status of Iran’s Nuclear Program, and More from CRS
New and newly updated reports from the Congressional Research Service which have not been made publicly available include the following.
Iran’s Nuclear Program: Status, updated September 26, 2012
Israel: Possible Military Strike Against Iran’s Nuclear Facilities, updated September 28, 2012
Senkaku (Diaoyu/Diaoyutai) Islands Dispute: U.S. Treaty Obligations, September 25, 2012
Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia: Political Developments and Implications for U.S. Interests, updated September 27, 2012
Military Medical Care: Questions and Answers, updated September 27, 2012
The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA): An Overview, September 28, 2012
Fannie Mae’s and Freddie Mac’s Financial Status: Frequently Asked Questions, September 27, 2012
Surface Transportation Funding and Programs Under MAP-21: Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (P.L. 112-141), September 27, 2012
The Exon-Florio National Security Test for Foreign Investment, updated October 1, 2012
The human cost is measured in deaths. The financial cost is measured in the $52 billion taxpayers pay annually end stage renal disease – double NASA’s budget.
Gilman Louie, Longest Serving Board Chair of the Federation of American Scientists, Named Chair Emeritus
The proposed Office will resurrect the long-closed Office of Technology Assessment (OTA), the archive of which has been maintained by FAS for decades at https://ota.fas.org/.
If Congress needs help understanding the risks and rewards of a piece of technology, they shouldn’t have to rely solely on the sparknotes from a salesman. The rub is much simpler: Congress needs nerds.