New and updated products from the Congressional Research Service that Congress has not made readily available to the public include the following.
Cloud Computing: Constitutional and Statutory Privacy Protections, March 22, 2013
The National Broadband Plan Goals: Where Do We Stand?, March 19, 2013
U.S. Customs and Border Protection: Trade Facilitation, Enforcement, and Security, March 22, 2013
Itemized Tax Deductions for Individuals: Data Analysis, March 21, 2013
International Monetary Fund: Background and Issues for Congress, March 21, 2013
China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities — Background and Issues for Congress, March 21, 2013
Former Presidents: Pensions, Office Allowances, and Other Federal Benefits, March 21, 2013
Over the past few months, the Trump administration has been laying the foundation to expand the use of the Defense Production Act (DPA) for energy infrastructure and supply chains.
Get it right, and pooled hiring becomes a model for how the federal government decides what to do together and what to do apart. That’s a bigger prize than faster hiring. It’s a more functional government.
As of March 2026, there were at least nine documented U.S. wrongful arrests tied to face recognition misidentification. Errors like these are as much human as machine.
No one will be surprised if we end up with a continuing resolution to push our shutdown deadline out past the midterms, so the real question is what else will they get done this summer?