“Since 2006 — five years after the start of major combat operations in Afghanistan and three years after the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq — a total of 16,652 active duty personnel and mobilized reservists have died while serving in the U.S. armed forces,” the Congressional Research Service said, based on data obtained from the Department of Defense. See Recent Trends in Active-Duty Military Deaths, CRS In Focus, updated May 20, 2019.
Other new and updated reports from the Congressional Research Service include the following.
Military Personnel and Extremism: Law, Policy, and Considerations for Congress, CRS Insight, updated May 16, 2019
United States Foreign Intelligence Relationships: Background, Policy and Legal Authorities, Risks, Benefits, May 15, 2019
Global Human Rights: The Department of State’s Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, CRS In Focus, updated May 20, 2019
Combating Corruption in Latin America: Congressional Considerations, May 21, 2019
Cuba: Trump Administration Expands Sanctions, CRS Insight, May 17, 2019
The European Parliament and U.S. Interests, CRS In Focus, May 16, 2019
Long Live Cash: The Potential Decline of Cash Usage and Related Implications, May 10, 2019
Electronic Messaging Recordkeeping Requirements, CRS In Focus, May 21, 2019
The incoming administration must act to address bias in medical technology at the development, testing and regulation, and market-deployment and evaluation phases.
Increasingly, U.S. national security priorities depend heavily on bolstering the energy security of key allies, including developing and emerging economies. But U.S. capacity to deliver this investment is hamstrung by critical gaps in approach, capability, and tools.
Most federal agencies consider the start of the hiring process to be the development of the job posting, but the process really begins well before the job is posted and the official clock starts.
The new Administration should announce a national talent surge to identify, scale, and recruit into innovative teacher preparation models, expand teacher leadership opportunities, and boost the profession’s prestige.