Some random reports of the Congressional Research Service that are not otherwise readily available in the public domain include the following:
“Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education Issues and Legislative Options” (pdf), May 22, 2006.
“Australia: Background and U.S. Relations” (pdf), April 20, 2006.
“China’s Impact on the U.S. Automotive Industry” (pdf), April 4, 2006.
“The Congressional Charter of the American National Red Cross: Overview, History, and Analysis” (pdf), March 15, 2006.
In a year when management issues like human capital, IT modernization, and improper payments have received greater attention from the public, examining this PMA tells us a lot about where the Administration’s policy is going to be focused through its last three years.
Congress must enact a Digital Public Infrastructure Act, a recognition that the government’s most fundamental responsibility in the digital era is to provide a solid, trustworthy foundation upon which people, businesses, and communities can build.
To increase the real and perceived benefit of research funding, funding agencies should develop challenge goals for their extramural research programs focused on the impact portion of their mission.
Without trusted mechanisms to ensure privacy while enabling secure data access, essential R&D stalls, educational innovation stalls, and U.S. global competitiveness suffers.