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
The Federation of American Scientists supports H.R. 471, the re-introduction of the Fix Our Forests Act.
With so much at stake, we cannot afford to cede science and technological leadership or its underpinnings: foundational federal R&D investments, growing STEM talent pipelines, and the best scientific and technical expertise to support policymakers.
Moreover, the recent decrease in UK government transparency regarding the status of its nuclear arsenal and modernization program reflects a worrisome global trend.
Even without weapons present, the addition of a large nuclear air base in northern Europe is a significant new development that would have been inconceivable just a decade-and-a-half ago.