Unconventional Monetary Policy, and More from CRS
New and updated reports from the Congressional Research Service that Congress has chosen not to make available to the public include the following.
Federal Reserve: Unconventional Monetary Policy Options, February 19, 2013
Federal Assault Weapons Ban: Legal Issues, February 14, 2013
Pharmaceutical Patent Settlements: Issues in Innovation and Competitiveness, February 15, 2013
Unauthorized Aliens: Policy Options for Providing Targeted Immigration Relief, February 13, 2013
Cars, Trucks, and Climate: EPA Regulation of Greenhouse Gases from Mobile Sources, February 14, 2013
Japan-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress, February 15, 2013
Exemptions for Firearms in Bankruptcy, February 15, 2013
Datasets and variables that do not align with Administration priorities, or might reflect poorly on Administration policy impacts, seem to be especially in the cross-hairs.
One month of a government shutdown is in the books, but how many more months will (or can) it go? Congress is paralyzed, but there are a few spasms of activity around healthcare and the prospects of a continuing resolution to punt this fight out until January or later.
At a period where the federal government is undergoing significant changes in how it hires, buys, collects and organizes data, and delivers, deeper exploration of trust in these facets as worthwhile.
Moving postsecondary education data collection to the states is the best way to ensure that the U.S. Department of Education can meet its legislative mandates in an era of constrained federal resources.