Some other recent products of the Congressional Research Service that are not readily available in the public domain include the following (all pdf).
“U.S. Army and Marine Corps Equipment Requirements: Background and Issues for Congress,” December 20, 2006.
“U.S. Arms Sales: Agreements with and Deliveries to Major Clients, 1998-2005,” December 15, 2006.
“‘Terrorism’ and Related Terms in Statute and Regulation: Selected Language,” updated December 5, 2006.
“Incapacity of a Member of the Senate,” December 15, 2006.
In a year when management issues like human capital, IT modernization, and improper payments have received greater attention from the public, examining this PMA tells us a lot about where the Administration’s policy is going to be focused through its last three years.
Congress must enact a Digital Public Infrastructure Act, a recognition that the government’s most fundamental responsibility in the digital era is to provide a solid, trustworthy foundation upon which people, businesses, and communities can build.
To increase the real and perceived benefit of research funding, funding agencies should develop challenge goals for their extramural research programs focused on the impact portion of their mission.
Without trusted mechanisms to ensure privacy while enabling secure data access, essential R&D stalls, educational innovation stalls, and U.S. global competitiveness suffers.