Some noteworthy new (or newly acquired) reports of the Congressional Research Service include the following (all pdf).
“Homeland Security Department: FY2008 Request for Appropriations,” May 17, 2007.
“U.S.-Funded Assistance Programs in China,” May 18, 2007.
“North Korean Provocative Actions, 1950-2007,” updated April 20, 2007.
“North Korea: Terrorism List Removal?,” updated April 6, 2007.
“The North Korean Economy: Overview and Policy Analysis,” updated April 18, 2007.
“Presidential Directives: Background and Overview,” updated April 23, 2007.
Familiar semiconductor policy approaches – export controls and subsidies – are inadequate alone to prevent reliance on Chinese-made legacy chips. Washington and its allies will instead have to turn to the old-fashioned, disruptive tools of trade defense in the face of a challenge of this scale.
The Wildfire Intelligence Center would bring together expertise at all levels of government to give our firefighters and first responders access to cutting-edge tools and the decision support they need to confront this growing crisis.
DOE is already very well set up to pursue an energy dominance agenda for America. There’s simply no need to waste time conducting a large-scale agency reorganization.
FAS today released permitting policy recommendations to improve talent and technology in the federal permitting process. These recommendations will address the sometimes years-long bottlenecks that prevent implementation of crucial projects, from energy to transportation.