Noteworthy new reports from the Congressional Research Service include the following (all pdf).
“Open Source Intelligence (OSINT): Issues for Congress,” December 5, 2007.
“Medal of Honor Recipients: 1979-2007,” updated November 13, 2007.
“Homeland Security Department: FY2008 Appropriations,” updated August 20, 2007.
“Greece Update,” updated October 16, 2007.
“The Republic of the Philippines: Background and U.S. Relations,” updated August 10, 2007.
The emerging federal metascience community is asking fascinating questions that are equally vital for democratic legitimacy: beyond “did this program work” to “how does the federal R&D enterprise itself work, and how could it work better?”
If you’re new to the climate intervention space, welcome! The TL;DR: if we can’t stop the most catastrophic impacts of climate change with current tools quickly enough, then we need a bigger toolbox.
After months of delay, the council tasked by President Trump to review the FEMA released its final report. Our disaster policy nerds have thoughts.
FAS and FLI partnered to build a series of convenings and reports across the intersections of artificial intelligence (AI) with biosecurity, cybersecurity, nuclear command and control, military integration, and frontier AI governance. This project brought together leaders across these areas and created a space that was rigorous, transpartisan, and solutions-oriented to approach how we should think about how AI is rapidly changing global risks.