The Evolving Missions of the Secret Service, and More from CRS
Though it does not mention anything about Secret Service agents hiring prostitutes in Colombia last week, a newly updated report from the Congressional Research Service provides a timely discussion of The U.S. Secret Service: An Examination and Analysis of Its Evolving Missions, April 16, 2012
Some other new or newly updated CRS reports obtained by Secrecy News include the following.
An Overview of Tax Provisions Expiring in 2012, April 17, 2012
Private Health Insurance Market Reforms in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), April 16, 2012
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC): A Fact Sheet, April 16, 2012
Nanotechnology: A Policy Primer, April 13, 2012
Called today to speak on behalf of U.S. science and technology, Dr. Jedidah Isler, astrophysicist, educator, strategist, policy-maker, and science communicator, will provide constructive, nonpartisan feedback to the House Committee’s hearing “American Global Competitiveness at 250: Legislative Proposals to Secure U.S. Technology Leadership.”
“Federal data and access to it is not a partisan issue. It is a people issue. Our country cannot achieve greatness without access to the data that measure what we value, who we are, and where we’re heading.”
The United States’ biosecurity governance system is structurally incapable of detecting and responding to certain classes of threats. U.S. biosecurity tools have not kept pace with technological advancements or a changing threat landscape.
The United States has never lacked for scientific ambition. What we need now is a renewed civic commitment to ensuring that talent is harnessed for the benefit of all people. Science can work for everyone. Join us as we build a broader coalition committed to that vision.