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Cloud Computing: Background, Status of Adoption by Federal Agencies, and Congressional Action
Congressional Research Service · 2020-03-25 · Reports · 5,371 words · PDF available
Cloud computing is a new name for an old concept: the delivery of computing services from a remote location, analogous to the way electricity, water, and other utilities are provided to most customers...
Section 1135 Waivers and COVID-19: An Overview
Congressional Research Service · 2020-03-25 · Posts · 1,016 words · PDF available
In response to the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in the United States, both Congress and the Trump Administration have acted to confront the challenges of providing health care to sick patient...
Babb v. Wilkie: The Age Discrimination in Employment Act and Mixed Motives
Congressional Research Service · 2020-03-25 · Posts · 2,286 words · PDF available
Can a federal employee claim age discrimination whenever age bias is one factor in an employment decision, or must she show that the employer would have made a different decision but for her age? The ...
Resolving Subpoena Disputes Between the Branches: Potential Impacts of Restricting the Judicial Role
Congressional Research Service · 2020-03-25 · Posts · 3,489 words · PDF available
An en banc panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (D.C. Circuit) is set to consider what could turn out to be one of the circuit’s more consequential decisions on cong...
Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 (P.L. 116123): First Coronavirus Supplemental
Congressional Research Service · 2020-03-25 · Reports · 5,659 words · PDF available
In the early months of 2020, the federal government began to express concern over the global outbreak of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). COVID-19 is a viral respiratory illness caused by a novel ...
Congressional Use of Advisory Commissions Following Crises
Congressional Research Service · 2020-03-25 · Resources · 1,380 words · PDF available
Throughout U.S. history, Congress has used advisory commissions to assist in the development of public policy. Among other contexts, commissions have been used following crisis situations, including t...