New and updated reports from the Congressional Research Service that have not been made readily available to the public include the following (all pdf).
“U.S. Arms Sales: Agreements with and Deliveries to Major Clients, 1999-2006,” December 20, 2007.
“Overview of Education Issues and Programs in Latin America,” December 19, 2007.
“Nuclear Weapons: The Reliable Replacement Warhead Program,” updated December 18, 2007.
“Intelligence Estimates: How Useful to Congress?,” updated December 14, 2007.
“North Korea’s Nuclear Weapons: Latest Developments,” updated December 5, 2007.
“Franking Privilege: Historical Development and Options for Change,” December 5, 2007.
Congress must enact a Digital Public Infrastructure Act, a recognition that the government’s most fundamental responsibility in the digital era is to provide a solid, trustworthy foundation upon which people, businesses, and communities can build.
To increase the real and perceived benefit of research funding, funding agencies should develop challenge goals for their extramural research programs focused on the impact portion of their mission.
Without trusted mechanisms to ensure privacy while enabling secure data access, essential R&D stalls, educational innovation stalls, and U.S. global competitiveness suffers.
Satellite imagery has long served as a tool for observing on-the-ground activity worldwide, and offers especially valuable insights into the operation, development, and physical features related to nuclear technology.