New reports from the Congressional Research Service that Congress has not made publicly available include the following.
Lean Finely Textured Beef: The “Pink Slime” Controversy, April 6, 2012
Government Procurement in Times of Fiscal Uncertainty, April 9, 2012
An Analysis of STEM Education Funding at the NSF: Trends and Policy Discussion, April 9, 2012
Federal Depository Library Program: Issues for Congress, March 29, 2012
Export-Import Bank: Background and Legislative Issues, April 3, 2012
The Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR): Developments in Trade and Investment, April 9, 2012
Investing in interventions behind the walls is not just a matter of improving conditions for incarcerated individuals—it is a public safety and economic imperative. By reducing recidivism through education and family contact, we can improve reentry outcomes and save billions in taxpayer dollars.
The U.S. government should establish a public-private National Exposome Project (NEP) to generate benchmark human exposure levels for the ~80,000 chemicals to which Americans are regularly exposed.
The federal government spends billions every year on wildfire suppression and recovery. Despite this, the size and intensity of fires continues to grow, increasing costs to human health, property, and the economy as a whole.
To respond and maintain U.S. global leadership, USAID should transition to heavily favor a Fixed-Price model to enhance the United States’ ability to compete globally and deliver impact at scale.