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Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency, and Green Jobs
In the United States, growing awareness of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and the possible implications for global climate change have combined with recent high energy prices and economic uncertainty to rekindle interest in renewable energy. Fossil fuels have long m... | In the United States, growing awareness of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and the possible implications for global climate change have combined with recent high energy prices and economic uncertainty to rekindle interest in renewable energy. Renewable energy technologies generate electricity from resources such as the ... | 66,698 | 3,693 |
Background
In recent years attention has been focused by international organizations and non-governmental organizations in various fora on the issue of international small arms and light weapons transfers (SA/LW) to less-developed nations undergoing civil conflicts. Views expressed by these groups have raised the int... | This report provides general background on U.S. policy regarding the international trade in small arms and light weapons (SA/LW). It outlines major questions associated with the international trade in these items, and reviews United States efforts to assist in controlling the illicit transfers of these items. This repo... | 9,672 | 363 |
Expedited Removal Authority at Department of Veterans Affairs
Section 707 of the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014, P.L. 113-146 , enacted on August 7, 2014, creates new authority for removing an individual in a senior executive position in the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Section 707(a) of ... | This report discusses selected legal issues relating to the authority for summary removal of individuals in senior executive positions at the Department of Veterans Affairs. Section 707 of the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act, P.L. 113-146, enacted on August 7, 2014, created this authority by adding Sect... | 52,727 | 3,566 |
Introduction
Although a number of U.S. agencies and departments implement global health programs that might improve child survival and maternal health (CS/MH), this report focuses only on CS/MH programs conducted by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) from FY2001 to FY2008. This report also discusse... | Appropriations for child survival and maternal health programs (CS/MH) have grown by about 22% during the tenure of President George W. Bush. Most of that growth occurred in FY2008, when Congress provided $521.9 million for CS/MH programs, up from $361.1 million in FY2001. Although Congress provided support during this... | 43,998 | 2,193 |
"When the Mississippi River rose to near record levels in 2011, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Co(...TRUNCATED) | "Over the past century, the federal government has undertaken a number of civil works projects to pr(...TRUNCATED) | 41,440 | 2,311 |
"\tIntroduction\n\nThis report provides an analytic overview of the professional experiences and qua(...TRUNCATED) | "This report provides an analysis of the professional qualifications and experiences of U.S. circuit(...TRUNCATED) | 13,822 | 3,203 |
"\tThe Federal NITRD Program\n\nThe federal government has long played a key role in the country's i(...TRUNCATED) | "In the early 1990s, Congress recognized that several federal agencies had ongoing high-performance (...TRUNCATED) | 15,285 | 3,406 |
"\tThe 9/11 Commission's Proposal\n\nOn November 27, 2002, Congress created a commission charged wit(...TRUNCATED) | "On July 22, 2004, the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States,known as the (...TRUNCATED) | 54,550 | 3,055 |
"\tIntroduction\n\nThe U.S. electric grid consists of over 700,000 miles of transmission lines and o(...TRUNCATED) | "While physical threats to the U.S. power grid and pipelines have long worried policymakers, cyber t(...TRUNCATED) | 50,958 | 3,986 |
"\tOverview\n\nDiversity of viewpoint has long been a primary goal of U.S. communications policy. Co(...TRUNCATED) | "Amidst growing media ownership consolidation and a significant decline in minority ownership of tel(...TRUNCATED) | 20,446 | 1,199 |
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