Trans-Pacific Partnership Negotiations, and More from CRS
New and updated reports from the Congressional Research Service that Congress has chosen not to make available to the public include the following.
The Trans-Pacific Partnership Negotiations and Issues for Congress, September 5, 2012
Weather-Related Power Outages and Electric System Resiliency, August 28, 2012
SBA Veterans Assistance Programs: An Analysis of Contemporary Issues, September 4, 2012
Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act, September 4, 2012
Immigration Detainers: Legal Issues, August 31, 2012
Tajikistan: Recent Developments and U.S. Interests, updated August 31, 2012
Defense: FY2013 Authorization and Appropriations, updated September 5, 2012
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.
Russia currently maintains nearly 5,460 nuclear warheads, with an estimated 1,718 deployed. This represents a slight decrease in total warheads from previous years but still positions Russia as the world’s largest nuclear power alongside the United States.