Noteworthy new reports from the Congressional Research Service include the following (all pdf).
“Enlargement Issues at NATO’s Bucharest Summit,” March 12, 2008.
“The NATO Summit at Bucharest, 2008,” March 24, 2008.
“Selected Federal Homeland Security Assistance Programs: A Summary,” updated January 31, 2008.
“Selected Laws Governing the Disclosure of Customer Phone Records by Telecommunications Carriers,” March 10, 2008.
What if low trust was not a given? Or, said another way: what if we had the power to improve trust in government – what would that world look like?
“One in three Americans report being personally affected by extreme weather in just the past two years – illustrating that extreme weather has become extremely common,” said Dr. Hannah Safford.
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.