Some recent reports of the Congressional Research Service that have not previously been made readily available in the public domain include the following (all pdf).
“Climate Change: Science and Policy Implications,” January 25, 2007.
“Foreign Science and Engineering Presence in U.S. Institutions and the Labor Force,” updated January 12, 2007.
“U.S. Military Dispositions: Fact Sheet,” updated January 30, 2007.
“Navy Ship Names: Background For Congress,” updated January 17, 2007.
“Latin America: Terrorism Issues,” updated January 22, 2007.
“U.S. National Science Foundation: An Overview,” updated January 24, 2007.
“War Powers Resolution: Presidential Compliance,” updated January 16, 2007.
“Laos: Background and U.S. Relations,” updated February 5, 2007.
“Kyrgyzstan’s Constitutional Crisis: Context and Implications for U.S. Interests,” updated January 5, 2007.
At the conclusion of a widely cited article on U.S. policy towards Iran in the latest issue of The New Yorker, Seymour Hersh referred to a November 2006 report by CRS “on what it depicted as the Administration’s blurring of the line between C.I.A. activities and strictly military ones.”
The referenced report is “Covert Action: Legislative Background and Possible Policy Questions,” November 2, 2006.
The Federation of American Scientists supports Congress’ ongoing bipartisan efforts to strengthen U.S. leadership with respect to outer space activities.
By preparing credible, bipartisan options now, before the bill becomes law, we can give the Administration a plan that is ready to implement rather than another study that gathers dust.
Even as companies and countries race to adopt AI, the U.S. lacks the capacity to fully characterize the behavior and risks of AI systems and ensure leadership across the AI stack. This gap has direct consequences for Commerce’s core missions.
The last remaining agreement limiting U.S. and Russian nuclear weapons has now expired. For the first time since 1972, there is no treaty-bound cap on strategic nuclear weapons.