New Congressional Research Service reports obtained by Secrecy News that have not been made readily available to the public include the following (all pdf).
“Visa Security Policy: Roles of the Departments of State and Homeland Security,” March 8, 2010.
“Legislative Options After Citizens United v. FEC: Constitutional and Legal Issues,” March 8, 2010.
“FY2011 Budget Documents: Internet and GPO Availability,” March 8, 2010.
“House Committee Markups: Manual of Procedures and Procedural Strategies,” February 25, 2010.
“Congressional Oversight: An Overview,” February 22, 2010.
Modernizing ClinicalTrials.gov will empower patients, oncologists, and others to better understand what trials are available, where they are available, and their up-to-date eligibility criteria, using standardized search categories to make them more easily discoverable.
The Federation of American Scientists supports H.R. 4420, the Cool Corridors Act of 2025, which would reauthorize the Healthy Streets program through 2030 and seeks to increase green and other shade infrastructure in high-heat areas.
The current lack of public trust in AI risks inhibiting innovation and adoption of AI systems, meaning new methods will not be discovered and new benefits won’t be felt. A failure to uphold high standards in the technology we deploy will also place our nation at a strategic disadvantage compared to our competitors.
Using the NIST as an example, the Radiation Physics Building (still without the funding to complete its renovation) is crucial to national security and the medical community. If it were to go down (or away), every medical device in the United States that uses radiation would be decertified within 6 months, creating a significant single point of failure that cannot be quickly mitigated.