Some noteworthy recent products of the Congressional Research Service include the following (all pdf).
“The Whistleblower Protection Act: An Overview,” March 12, 2007.
“China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities — Background and Issues for Congress,” updated February 7, 2007.
“Data Security Breaches: Context and Incident Summaries,” updated January 29, 2007.
“Bolivia: Political and Economic Developments and Implications for U.S. Policy,” updated January 26, 2007.
“The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS),” updated January 25, 2007.
Standardizing support for Accessibility & Accommodations in federally funded research efforts would open opportunities for disabled scientists and their research programs.
The incoming administration must act to address bias in medical technology at the development, testing and regulation, and market-deployment and evaluation phases.
Increasingly, U.S. national security priorities depend heavily on bolstering the energy security of key allies, including developing and emerging economies. But U.S. capacity to deliver this investment is hamstrung by critical gaps in approach, capability, and tools.
Most federal agencies consider the start of the hiring process to be the development of the job posting, but the process really begins well before the job is posted and the official clock starts.