Some noteworthy new reports of the Congressional Research Service include the following (all pdf).
“Trafficking in Persons: U.S. Policy and Issues for Congress,” updated June 20, 2007.
“Intelligence and Information-Sharing Elements of S. 4 and H.R. 1,” June 26, 2007.
“Potential F-22 Raptor Export to Japan,” June 28, 2007.
“The Department of Defense: Reducing Its Reliance on Fossil-Based Aviation Fuel — Issues for Congress,” June 15, 2007.
“India-U.S. Relations,” updated June 26, 2007.
“Pakistan-U.S. Relations,” updated June 6, 2007.
“Mongolia and U.S. Policy: Political and Economic Relations,” June 22, 2007.
Denice Ross, former U.S. Chief Data Scientist and Data Policy Institute lead at the Federation of American Scientists, will be honored for her stewardship of public data by the National Academy of Public Administration, where she has been named a Fellow.
Confirmation that the construction of the security perimeter and associated security infrastructure at RAF Lakenheath are still ongoing once again raises questions about whether U.S. nuclear weapons have already been deployed to the base.
Alaskans are sensibly pulling back from the vogue for bans and returning to a western tradition that has worked for more than half a century – one that welcomes innovation but also oversees it closely.
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