The 2019 budget request for U.S. Special Operations Command — $13.6 billion — is 10% higher than the 2018 level and is the largest budget request ever submitted by US SOCOM.
U.S. special operations forces, which are currently deployed in 90 countries, have more than doubled in size from 33,000 personnel in 2001 to around 70,000 personnel in early 2018. Next year’s budget, if approved, would make them larger still.
For a newly updated overview from the Congressional Research Service, see U.S. Special Operations Forces (SOF): Background and Issues for Congress, April 13, 2018.
Other recent CRS reports that have not otherwise been made publicly available include the following.
Federal Election Commission: Membership and Policymaking Quorum, In Brief, April 12, 2018
Regulatory Reform 10 Years After the Financial Crisis: Systemic Risk Regulation of Non-Bank Financial Institutions, April 12, 2018
Abortion At or Over 20 Weeks’ Gestation: Frequently Asked Questions, April 11, 2018
Millennium Challenge Corporation, updated April 12, 2018
Latin America and the Caribbean: Fact Sheet on Leaders and Elections, updated April 11, 2018
Softwood Lumber Imports From Canada: Current Issues, updated April 12, 2018
Yemen: Civil War and Regional Intervention, updated April 12, 2018
Colorado already has the building blocks in place to modernize its agricultural industry – they just have to put it to use. With state recognition, a San Luis Valley pilot could improve local capacity in just three years.
As we head into the fall and the end of the 119th session, we face significant S&T issues of concern. Here is what we’re tracking.
Colorado faces a projected shortage of more than 2,400 physicians by 2030, alongside the growing shortage nationwide, particularly in rural and certain underserved urban communities.
The Colorado Skills Map would define the technical and durable skills employers expect by sector and occupation, then attach a common skill identifier to ensure that credentials, courses, and work-based learning experiences are recognized as equivalent and portable across the state.