Presidential Reorganization Authority, and More from CRS
Noteworthy new and updated reports from the Congressional Research Service that have not been made available to the public include the following.
Presidential Reorganization Authority: History, Recent Initiatives, and Options for Congress, December 11, 2012
Presidential Appointee Positions Requiring Senate Confirmation and Committees Handling Nominations, November 15, 2012
Legal Protections for Subcontractors on Federal Prime Contracts, December 10, 2012
Loss of Federal Pensions for Members of Congress Convicted of Certain Offenses, December 10, 2012
The National Defense Authorization Act for FY2012: Detainee Matters, December 11, 2012
“Gang of Four” Congressional Intelligence Notifications, November 19, 2012
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Crowd forecasting methods offer a systematic approach to quantifying the U.S. intelligence community’s uncertainty about the future and predicting the impact of interventions, allowing decision-makers to strategize effectively and allocate resources by outlining risks and tradeoffs in a legible format.
The energy transition underway in the United States continues to present a unique set of opportunities to put Americans back to work through the deployment of new technologies, infrastructure, energy efficiency, and expansion of the electricity system to meet our carbon goals.
The United States has the only proven and scalable tritium production supply chain, but it is largely reserved for nuclear weapons. Excess tritium production capacity should be leveraged to ensure the success of and U.S. leadership in fusion energy.