Job Growth During the Recovery, and More from CRS
New and updated reports from the Congressional Research Service that Congress has not made available to the public include the following.
Job Growth During the Recovery, updated October 16, 2012
The President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR): Funding Issues After a Decade of Implementation, FY2004-FY2013, October 10, 2012
Statutes of Limitation in Federal Criminal Cases: An Overview, updated October 1, 2012
Venezuela: Issues for Congress, updated October 16, 2012
Georgia’s October 2012 Legislative Election: Outcome and Implications, October 15, 2012
Iran Sanctions, updated October 15, 2012
The new alignment signals a clear shift in priorities: offices dedicated to clean energy and energy efficiency have been renamed, consolidated, or eliminated, while new divisions elevate hydrocarbons, fusion, and a combined Office of AI & Quantum.
We came out of the longest shutdown in history and we are all worse for it. Who won the shutdown fight? It doesn’t matter – Americans lost. And there is a chance we run it all back again in a few short months.
Promising examples of progress are emerging from the Boston metropolitan area that show the power of partnership between researchers, government officials, practitioners, and community-based organizations.
Americans trade stocks instantly, but spend 13 hours on tax forms. They send cash by text, but wait weeks for IRS responses. The nation’s revenue collector ranks dead last in citizen satisfaction. The problem isn’t just paperwork — it’s how the government builds.