Notable new reports of the Congressional Research Service include the following (all pdf).
“Iran: Ethnic and Religious Minorities,” May 25, 2007.
“National Continuity Policy: A Brief Overview,” June 8, 2007.
“‘No Confidence’ Votes and Other Forms of Congressional Censure of Public Officials,” June 11, 2007.
“Veterans and Homelessness,” May 31, 2007.
“Border Security: The San Diego Fence,” updated May 23, 2007.
“Latin America and the Caribbean: Fact Sheet on Leaders and Elections,” updated June 1, 2007.
“U.S.-European Union Relations and the 2007 Summit,” updated May 14, 2007.
“Russian Oil and Gas Challenges,” updated May 16, 2007.
“Secret Sessions of the House and Senate,” updated May 25, 2007.
The public rarely sees the quiet, often messy work that goes into creating, passing, and implementing a major piece of legislation like the CHIPS and Science Act.
If this proposed rule were enacted it would have deleterious effects on government workers in general and federal researchers and scientists, specifically.
When we introduce “at-will” employment to government employees, we also introduce the potential for environments where people are more concerned about self-preservation than service to others.
There is no better time to re-invigorate America’s innovation edge by investing in R&D to create and capture “industries of the future,” re-shoring capital and expertise, and working closely with allies to expand our capabilities while safeguarding those technologies that are critical to our security.