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- Regulation of Plant-Based Pharmaceuticals
- Among many genetically engineered crops being developed are a number modified to produce pharmaceutical compounds none yet commercialized. Proponents say such plant-based proteins could be produced more cheaply than by conventional methods and economically benefit farmers. But critics see risks, such as potential environmental, food safety, and trade problems. This...
- White papers 2005-03-08
- Data Mining: An Overview
- Data mining is emerging as one of the key features of many homeland security initiatives. Often used as a means for detecting fraud, assessing risk, and product retailing, data mining involves the use of data analysis tools to discover previously unknown, valid patterns and relationships in large data sets. In...
- White papers 2004-12-16
- Internet Gambling: An Abridged Overview of Federal Criminal Law
- American law has always reflected our ambivalence towards gambling. Anti-gambling laws were common in colonial America, yet even in the Northeast where they were perhaps; most numerous the lotteries was a popular form of public finance. Majorities of states continue to outlaw most forms of gambling, but most also continue...
- White papers 2004-11-29
- Emergency Communications: The Emergency Alert System (EAS) and All-Hazard Warnings
- The Emergency Alert System EAS is built on a structure conceived in the 1950s when over-the-air broadcasting was the best available technology for widely disseminating emergency alerts. Among its weaknesses is insufficient coordination, dependence on a limited set of technologies, and diffused administration. This report summarizes EAS technology and administration,...
- White papers 2004-11-12
- Guarding America: Security Guards and U.S. Critical Infrastructure Protection
- This report provides background information concerning security guards in the United States and their role in critical infrastructure protection. It analyzes trends in the number and deployment of security guards, including effects of the terror attacks of September 11, 2001 (9/11). It discusses the wages paid to security guards compared...
- White papers 2004-11-12
- Critical Infrastructure and Key Assets: Definition and Identification
- This report reviews the concept and definition of "critical infrastructure" as it has appeared in federal reports, legislation and regulation since the early 1980s. The report highlights the changes and expansion of that definition as the focus of public policy debates shifted from infrastructure adequacy to infrastructure protection. Finally, the...
- White papers 2004-10-01
- Homeland Security: Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and Border Surveillance
- Past difficulties in securing the borders in conjunction with fears that terrorists could exploit existing security vulnerabilities by surreptitiously crossing the borders has prompted Congress to call on the Department of Homeland Security DHS to examine the potential use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles UAVs. The use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles...
- White papers 2004-06-28
- Copyright Law: Digital Rights Management Legislation
- Digital Rights Management DRM refers to the technology that copyright owners use to protect digital media. This report surveys several of the DRM bills that were introduced in the 107th Congress and those that are pending in the 108th Congress. Generally, the bills are directed at two separate goals. One...
- White papers 2004-05-28
- Electronic Banking: The Check Truncation Issue
- The clearing process for checks is more expensive than other methods of payment, which are cleared electronically, such as credit cards and Internet banking. The main reason is that check clearing requires banks to physically present and return checks unless they obtain legal agreements to clear electronically. This report focuses...
- White papers 2003-07-03
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- China's 'soft power' blitz no major concern: US study
- WASHINGTON AFP — Cash-flush China may be winning allies and displacing American influence by ramping up foreign investments and disbursing aid with no strings attached, but a US congressional study says Washington need not lose sleep over it. Beijing's rising investments on the back of its huge pool...
- Articles 2008-05-05
- Reps. Smith and Doyle, Autism Society of America Push Landmark Legislation on World Autism Awareness Day
- To: STATE EDITORS Contact: Carin Yavorcik, +1-301-657-0881, ext. 115,cyavorcik@autism-society.org, or Marguerite Colston, +1-240-672-4734, mcolston@autism-society.org, both of the Autism Society ofAmerica Autism Caucus Co-Chairs and Leading Grassroots Autism AssociationPush for Services Worldwide BETHESDA, Md., April 1, 2008 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- TheUnited Nations has designated April 2 as World Autism Awareness Day.To...
- Articles 2008-04-01
- After working for the Mack Crounse Group for three years, Karen Petel is striking out on her own
- After working for the Mack Crounse Group for three years, Karen Petel is striking out on her own. The Petel Company specializes in political strategy, targeting and customized direct mail. "I've been doing this stuff for years and I really felt this was a niche that wasn't being filled," she...
- Articles 2008-04-01
- Women's leadership program offered at Oklahoma University
- The seventh annual National Education for Women's Leadership program is scheduled May 16-20 on the University of Oklahoma Norman campus. Undergraduate women attending Oklahoma colleges and universities as well as Oklahoma women attending out-of-state institutions as undergraduates will participate in the five-day summer leadership program designed to...
- Articles 2008-03-18
- Medicare and Medicaid; critical issues and developments
- Medicare and Medicaid; critical issues and developments. Ed. by Marlene C. Peltz. Nova Science Publishers 2007 98 pages $69.00 Hardcover RA412 Excerpted entirely from Congressional Research Service reports, all of which are available for...
- Articles 2008-03-01
- Trade policies and agreements in the era of globalization
- Trade policies and agreements in the era of globalization. Ed. by Paul B. Lucus. Nova Science Publishers 2007 188 pages $79.00 Hardcover HF1411 Lucas presents a collection of nine chapters on recent trade policies...
- Articles 2008-03-01
- Probe into FDA's 'fast track' program
- SEN. SHERROD Brown (D-OH) has asked the Congressional Research Service for information on the FDA's Fast Track designation for some drugs seeking NDA approval to see if it would make sense to eliminate the process. Brown told the Cleveland Plain Dealer the research will cover the various FDA programs...
- Articles 2008-03-01
- JANSON Expands to Meet Emerging Client Needs
- Addition of new service offerings and staff further propel company's A&D footprint MANASSAS, Va., Feb. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- JANSON Communications JANSON, a full-service strategic communications organization serving the defense, aerospace and government technology sectors, today announced that it has increased staff, both in its Huntsville, AL, location...
- Articles 2008-02-15
- LexisNexis Launches Online Access to Congressional Records and Links to Related Information
- Wireless News01-16-2008LexisNexis Launches Online Access to Congressional Records and Links to Related InformationWIRELESS NEWS-January 16, 2008-LexisNexis Launches Online Access to Congressional Records and Links to Related Information C2008 10Meters - http://www.10meters.com LexisNexis, a provider of information and services solutions, announced the expansion of the LexisNexis Congressional Digital Collection, a...
- Articles 2008-01-16
- LexisNexis Launches Online Access to Congressional Records and Links to Related Information
- Researchers and Scholars Can Search Congressional Records from the 18th Century via LexisNexis([R]) Congressional Digital Collection Through Partnership With Purdue University NEW YORK -- LexisNexis, a leading global provider of information and services solutions, today announced the expansion of the LexisNexis([R])Congressional Digital Collection, the most comprehensive online collection...
- Articles 2008-01-10
- O'Rourke, Ronald. The Impact of Chinese Naval Modernization and the Future of the United States Navy
- O'Rourke, Ronald. The Impact of Chinese Naval Modernization and the Future of the United States Navy. New York: Nova, 2006. 106pp. $79 Well written, succinct, and timely, this balanced assessment of Chinese naval weaknesses and strengths offers specific technological development and procurement alternatives to inform Washington's decision making....
- Articles 2008-01-01
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