The US-South Korea Free Trade Agreement, and More from CRS
The latest updated products from the Congressional Research Service include the following.
The U.S.-South Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS FTA): Provisions and Implications, March 7, 2013
Arab League Boycott of Israel, March 5, 2013
Senate Select Committee on Ethics: A Brief History of Its Evolution and Jurisdiction, March 7, 2013
Small Business Administration: A Primer on Programs, March 7, 2013
Lobbying Registration and Disclosure: The Role of the Clerk of the House and the Secretary of the Senate, March 7, 2013
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families: Welfare Waivers, March 7, 2013
Multilateral Development Banks: How the United States Makes and Implements Policy, March 7, 2013
The Judgment Fund: History, Administration, and Common Usage, March 7, 2013
To increase the real and perceived benefit of research funding, funding agencies should develop challenge goals for their extramural research programs focused on the impact portion of their mission.
Without trusted mechanisms to ensure privacy while enabling secure data access, essential R&D stalls, educational innovation stalls, and U.S. global competitiveness suffers.
Satellite imagery has long served as a tool for observing on-the-ground activity worldwide, and offers especially valuable insights into the operation, development, and physical features related to nuclear technology.
This year’s Red Sky Summit was an opportunity to further consider what the role of fire tech can and should be – and how public policy can support its development, scaling, and application.