Iran Sanctions, Homeless Veterans, and More from CRS
Recent reports from the Congressional Research Service that have not been made readily available to the public include the following (all pdf).
Enforcement of Congressional Rules of Conduct: An Historical Overview, June 14, 2011
Mandatory Spending Since 1962, June 15, 2011
Veterans and Homelessness, June 15, 2011
Iran Sanctions, June 22, 2011
Congressional Oversight Manual, June 10, 2011
Investing in interventions behind the walls is not just a matter of improving conditions for incarcerated individuals—it is a public safety and economic imperative. By reducing recidivism through education and family contact, we can improve reentry outcomes and save billions in taxpayer dollars.
The U.S. government should establish a public-private National Exposome Project (NEP) to generate benchmark human exposure levels for the ~80,000 chemicals to which Americans are regularly exposed.
The federal government spends billions every year on wildfire suppression and recovery. Despite this, the size and intensity of fires continues to grow, increasing costs to human health, property, and the economy as a whole.
To respond and maintain U.S. global leadership, USAID should transition to heavily favor a Fixed-Price model to enhance the United States’ ability to compete globally and deliver impact at scale.