New reports from the Congressional Research Service that have not been made publicly available include the following.
The Purple Heart: Background and Issues for Congress, September 7, 2012
The National Labor Relations Act: Background and Selected Topics, September 7, 2012
Federal Public Transportation Program: An Overview, September 6, 2012
Unemployment Compensation (UC): Eligibility for Students Under State and Federal Laws, September 7, 2012
The Senior Executive Service: Background and Options for Reform, updated September 6, 2012
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?
Rebuilding public participation starts with something simple — treating the public not as a problem to manage, but as a source of ingenuity government cannot function without.
If the government wants a system of learning and adaptation that improves results in real time, it has to treat translation, utilization, and adaptation as core functions of governance rather than as afterthoughts.
Coordination among federal science agencies is essential to ensure government-wide alignment on R&D investment priorities. However, the federal R&D enterprise suffers from egregious siloization.