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
One month of a government shutdown is in the books, but how many more months will (or can) it go? Congress is paralyzed, but there are a few spasms of activity around healthcare and the prospects of a continuing resolution to punt this fight out until January or later.
At a period where the federal government is undergoing significant changes in how it hires, buys, collects and organizes data, and delivers, deeper exploration of trust in these facets as worthwhile.
Moving postsecondary education data collection to the states is the best way to ensure that the U.S. Department of Education can meet its legislative mandates in an era of constrained federal resources.
Supporting children’s development through health, nutrition, education, and protection programs helps the U.S. achieve its national security and economic interests, including the Administration’s priorities to make America “safer, stronger, and more prosperous.”