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The Federal Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Program: Background, Funding, and Activities
Congressional Research Service · 2017-07-05 · Reports · 3,288 words
In the early 1990s, Congress recognized that several federal agencies had ongoing high-performance computing programs, but no central coordinating body existed to ensure long-term coordination and pla...
Ecosystem Restoration of the Chesapeake Bay
Congressional Research Service · 2017-07-05 · Resources · 1,475 words
Background The Chesapeake Bay is the largest estuary in the United States. Its watershed comprises a 64,000 square-mile area and includes portions of the District of Columbia and the states of Delawar...
DOL’s 2016 Fiduciary Rule on Investment Advice
Congressional Research Service · 2017-07-05 · Resources · 1,541 words
Under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA; P.L. 93-406), a person who provides investment advice has a fiduciary obligation to provide the advice in the sole interest of plan pa...