Newly updated reports from the Congressional Research Service that have not been made readily available to the public include the following.
Navy Virginia (SSN-774) Class Attack Submarine Procurement: Background and Issues for Congress, April 2, 2012
China and Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction and Missiles: Policy Issues, March 30, 2012
Fannie Mae’s and Freddie Mac’s Financial Problems, April 2, 2012
Effects of Radiation from Fukushima Dai-ichi on the U.S. Marine Environment, April 2, 2012
Expiring Farm Bill Programs Without a Budget Baseline, March 30, 2012
Afghanistan: Politics, Elections, and Government Performance, March 30, 2012
Military Justice: Courts-Martial, An Overview, March 14, 2012
Renewable Energy R&D Funding History: A Comparison with Funding for Nuclear Energy, Fossil Energy, and Energy Efficiency R&D, March 7, 2012
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Fourteen teams from ten U.S. states have been selected as the Stage 2 awardees in the Civic Innovation Challenge (CIVIC), a national competition that helps communities turn emerging research into ready-to-implement solutions.
The Fix Our Forests Act provides an opportunity to speed up the planning and implementation of wildfire risk reduction projects on federal lands while expanding collaborative tools to bring more partners into this vital work.
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