Selected reports from the Congressional Research Service on veterans’ affairs which Congress has not made readily available to the public include the following.
“Who is a Veteran?” — Basic Eligibility for Veterans’ Benefits, January 23, 2012
Employment for Veterans: Trends and Programs, October 23, 2012
GI Bills Enacted Prior to 2008 and Related Veterans’ Educational Assistance Programs: A Primer, October 22, 2012
The Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008 (Post-9/11 GI Bill): Primer and Issues, September 21, 2012
Disability Benefits Available Under the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Veterans Disability Compensation (VDC) Programs, September 12, 2012
SBA Veterans Assistance Programs: An Analysis of Contemporary Issues, September 4, 2012
Overview of the Appeal Process for Veterans’ Claims, July 16, 2012
Veterans Affairs: Historical Budget Authority, FY1940-FY2012, June 13, 2012
Veterans’ Medical Care: FY2013 Appropriations, May 8, 2012
Suicide Prevention Efforts of the Veterans Health Administration, February 3, 2012
Veterans and Homelessness, February 2, 2012
The human cost is measured in deaths. The financial cost is measured in the $52 billion taxpayers pay annually end stage renal disease – double NASA’s budget.
Gilman Louie, Longest Serving Board Chair of the Federation of American Scientists, Named Chair Emeritus
The proposed Office will resurrect the long-closed Office of Technology Assessment (OTA), the archive of which has been maintained by FAS for decades at https://ota.fas.org/.
If Congress needs help understanding the risks and rewards of a piece of technology, they shouldn’t have to rely solely on the sparknotes from a salesman. The rub is much simpler: Congress needs nerds.