Solar Photovoltaic Manufacturing, and More from CRS
New and updated products from the Congressional Research Service obtained by Secrecy News include the following.
U.S.-EU Cooperation on Ukraine and Russia, CRS Insights, January 23, 2015
Who’s Your Mommy/Daddy? Citizenship Policy Evolves with Medical Technology, CRS Legal Sidebar, January 27, 2015
U.S. Solar Photovoltaic Manufacturing: Industry Trends, Global Competition, Federal Support, January 27, 2015
Information Warfare: Cyberattacks on Sony, CRS Insights, January 30, 2015
Biennial Budgeting: Options, Issues, and Previous Congressional Action, February 2, 2015
Sex Trafficking of Children in the United States: Overview and Issues for Congress, January 28, 2015
U.S. Natural Gas Exports: New Opportunities, Uncertain Outcomes, January 28, 2015
Health Care for Veterans: Suicide Prevention, January 30, 2015
Wartime Detention Provisions in Recent Defense Authorization Legislation, January 23, 2015
The Trans-Pacific Partnership Negotiations and Issues for Congress, January 30, 2015
Promising examples of progress are emerging from the Boston metropolitan area that show the power of partnership between researchers, government officials, practitioners, and community-based organizations.
Americans trade stocks instantly, but spend 13 hours on tax forms. They send cash by text, but wait weeks for IRS responses. The nation’s revenue collector ranks dead last in citizen satisfaction. The problem isn’t just paperwork — it’s how the government builds.
In a new report, we begin to address these fundamental implementation questions based on discussions with over 80 individuals – from senior political staff to individual project managers – involved in the execution of major clean energy programs through the Department of Energy (DOE).
FAS supports the bipartisan Regional Leadership in Wildland Fire Research Act under review in the House, just as we supported the earlier Senate version. Rep. David Min (D-CA) and Rep. Gabe Evans (R-CO) are leading the bill.