Some noteworthy congressional documents that have recently been published include the following.
“The Need to Know: Information Sharing Lessons for Disaster Response,” House Committee on Government Reform, March 30, 2006.
“Plane Clothes: Lack of Anonymity at the Federal Air Marshal Service Compromises Aviation and National Security” (pdf), House Judiciary Committee investigative report, May 25, 2006.
“The Terrorist Threat from Shoulder-Fired Missiles” (pdf), House Committee on International Relations, March 30, 2006.
The public rarely sees the quiet, often messy work that goes into creating, passing, and implementing a major piece of legislation like the CHIPS and Science Act.
If this proposed rule were enacted it would have deleterious effects on government workers in general and federal researchers and scientists, specifically.
When we introduce “at-will” employment to government employees, we also introduce the potential for environments where people are more concerned about self-preservation than service to others.
There is no better time to re-invigorate America’s innovation edge by investing in R&D to create and capture “industries of the future,” re-shoring capital and expertise, and working closely with allies to expand our capabilities while safeguarding those technologies that are critical to our security.