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.
No one will be surprised if we end up with a continuing resolution to push our shutdown deadline out past the midterms, so the real question is what else will they get done this summer?
Rebuilding public participation starts with something simple — treating the public not as a problem to manage, but as a source of ingenuity government cannot function without.
If the government wants a system of learning and adaptation that improves results in real time, it has to treat translation, utilization, and adaptation as core functions of governance rather than as afterthoughts.
Coordination among federal science agencies is essential to ensure government-wide alignment on R&D investment priorities. However, the federal R&D enterprise suffers from egregious siloization.