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  • “Made in China 2025” Industrial Policies: Issues for Congress (CRS)

    3/10/2023
  • [Archived] IN12073|Convention on Biological Diversity: Recent Decisions Affecting U.S. Engineering Biology (CRS)

    1/9/23
  • Amgen v. Sanofi: Supreme Court Holds Patents Claiming Antibody Genus Invalid as Not Enabled (CRS)

    06/01/23
  • Automation, Artificial Intelligence, and Machine Learning in Consumer Lending (CRS)

    05/10/23
  • Biometric Technologies and Global Security (CRS)

    1/30/23
  • Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program: Issues and Congressional Considerations (CRS)

    06/15/23
  • Challenges with Identifying Minors Online (CRS)

    03/23/23
  • Commercial Space Launch and the April 2023 Starship Mishap (CRS)

    05/19/23
  • Cybercrime and the Law: Primer on the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act and Related Statutes (CRS)

    05/16/23
  • Deep Fakes and National Security (CRS)

    4/17/2023
  • Defense Primer: Directed-Energy Weapons (CRS)

    05/18/23
  • Department of Energy Funding for Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology Programs (CRS)

    03/23/23
  • Digital Biology: Implications of Genetic Sequencing (CRS)

    03/23/23
  • Earthquakes Induced by Underground Fluid Injection and the Federal Role in Mitigation (CRS)

    1/13/23
  • Economic Development Administration Announces Phase 1 of New Tech Hubs Program (CRS)

    06/01/23
  • FCC Regulation of Broadband Service and Action on Net Neutrality (CRS)

    02/28/23
  • Federal Research and Development (R&D) Funding: FY2024 (CRS)

    05/19/23
  • Fifth Circuit Considers Constitutionality of the Universal Service Fund (CRS)

    1/18/23
  • Fixed Technologies Used to Deliver Broadband Service: A Primer and Considerations for Congress (CRS)

    6/30/23
  • Generative Artificial Intelligence and Copyright Law (CRS)

    05/11/23
  • Generative Artificial Intelligence and Data Privacy: A Primer (CRS)

    05/23/23
  • Generative Artificial Intelligence: Overview, Issues, and Questions for Congress (CRS)

    06/09/23
  • Improved Oversight of Pathogen Research: Recent Recommendations (CRS)

    02/15/23
  • Introduction to Cryptocurrency (CRS)

    05/23/23
  • Is That Climate Change? The Science of Extreme Event Attribution (CRS)

    06/01/23
  • Landslides: Federal Role in Research, Assessment, and Response (CRS)

    06/02/23
  • Login.gov: Administration and Identity Authentication (CRS)

    05/04/23
  • Montana’s TikTok Ban and Pending Legal Actions (CRS)

    06/01/23
  • NASA Appropriations and Authorizations: A Fact Sheet (CRS)

    3/16/2023
  • National Institutes of Health (NIH) Provisions Expiring in 2023 (CRS)

    06/08/23
  • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) FY2024 Budget Request and Appropriations (CRS)

    05/22/23
  • New FCC Rules Ban Authorizations for Equipment Posing National Security Risks (CRS)

    1/11/23
  • Overview of FY2023 Appropriations for Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) (CRS)

    03/09/23
  • Regional Innovation: Federal Programs and Issues for Consideration (CRS)

    4/3/2023
  • Restricting TikTok (Part I): Legal History and Background (CRS)

    03/23/23
  • Restricting TikTok (Part II): Legislative Proposals and Considerations for Congress (CRS)

    03/28/23
  • Science and Technology Issues for the 118th Congress (CRS)

    04/06/23
  • Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Reimbursement Program: Frequently Asked Questions (CRS)

    7/24/23
  • Semiconductors and the CHIPS Act: The Global Context (CRS)

    05/18/23
  • Semiconductors and the Semiconductor Industry (CRS)

    04/19/23
  • Stop the Presses? Newspapers in the Digital Age (CRS)

    05/24/23
  • The DOJ’s Ad Tech Antitrust Case Against Google: A Brief Overview (CRS)

    4/27/23
  • The Federal Communications Commission’s Spectrum Auction Authority: History and Options for Reinstatement (CRS)

    05/24/23
  • The Future of the Universal Service Fund and Related Broadband Programs (CRS)

    7/11/23
  • The Hydrogen Economy: Putting the Pieces Together (CRS)

    3/24/2023
  • The Information and Communications Technology and Services (ICTS) Rule and Review Process (CRS)

    6/22/23
  • The Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP): Overview and Issues for Congress (CRS)

    2/7/23
  • The Persistent Digital Divide: Selected Broadband Deployment Issues and Policy Considerations (CRS)

    04/18/2023
  • The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS): Background and FY2023 Appropriations (CRS)

    1/6/23
  • The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS): Background and FY2024 Appropriations (CRS)

    03/24/23
  • TikTok: Recent Data Privacy and National Security Concerns (CRS)

    03/29/23
  • TikTok: Technology Overview and Issues (CRS)

    6/30/23
  • Tornadoes: Background and Forecasting (CRS)

    4/5/2023
  • U.S. Geological Survey (USGS): Supplemental Appropriations (CRS)

    1/9/23
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