Some noteworthy new reports from the Congressional Research Service that have not been made readily available to the public include the following (all pdf).
“Interrogation of Detainees: Overview of the McCain Amendment,” updated September 25, 2006.
“The War Crimes Act: Current Issues,” September 25, 2006.
“U.S. Policy Regarding the International Criminal Court,” updated August 29, 2006.
“Agroterrorism: Threats and Preparedness,” updated August 25, 2006.
The bootcamp brought more than two dozen next-generation open-source practitioners from across the United States to Washington DC, where they participated in interactive modules, group discussions, and hands-on sleuthing.
Fourteen teams from ten U.S. states have been selected as the Stage 2 awardees in the Civic Innovation Challenge (CIVIC), a national competition that helps communities turn emerging research into ready-to-implement solutions.
The Fix Our Forests Act provides an opportunity to speed up the planning and implementation of wildfire risk reduction projects on federal lands while expanding collaborative tools to bring more partners into this vital work.
Public health insurance programs, especially Medicaid, Medicare, and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), are more likely to cover populations at increased risk from extreme heat, including low-income individuals, people with chronic illnesses, older adults, disabled adults, and children.