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The Government’s Broad Power to Terminate Procurement Contracts
Congressional Research Service · 2025-03-07 · Posts · 2,071 words · PDF available
The scope and limits of the federal government’s power to terminate procurement contracts is a topic of recurring interest to Congress, federal contracting officers, and federal contractors. As discus...
Plastic Pollution and Policy Considerations: Frequently Asked Questions
Congressional Research Service · 2025-03-07 · Reports · 23,496 words · PDF available
Global and domestic plastic production has increased substantially since the mid-20th century—doubling in the last two decades. The durability, moldability, and versatility of plastic have led to its ...
Afghanistan: Background and U.S. Policy In Brief
Congressional Research Service · 2025-03-07 · Reports · 7,941 words · PDF available
Afghanistan under the Taliban, the Sunni Islamist group that retook power in 2021 as the United States ended its 20-year military and development mission in Afghanistan, remains one of the world’s poo...
H-1B, H-2A, and H-2B Temporary Worker Programs: Resources for Data and Statistics
Congressional Research Service · 2025-03-07 · Reports · 5,312 words · PDF available
This report provides a high-level overview of the processes through which employers can hire H-1B, H-2A, and H-2B workers and describes data available from the federal agencies involved in these proce...
Northern Ireland: The Peace Process, Ongoing Challenges, and U.S. Interests
Congressional Research Service · 2025-03-07 · Reports · 19,392 words · PDF available
Between 1969 and 1999, roughly 3,500 people died as a result of political violence in Northern Ireland, which is one of four component “nations” of the United Kingdom (UK). The conflict, often referre...
The Debt Limit
Congressional Research Service · 2025-03-07 · Resources · 1,554 words · PDF available
Overview The debt limit places a statutory constraint on the amount of money that Treasury may borrow to fund federal operations. The debt limit was reinstated on January 2, 2025, at $36.1 trillion, t...
The National Directory of New Hires: An Overview
Congressional Research Service · 2025-03-07 · Reports · 11,223 words · PDF available
The National Directory of New Hires (NDNH) is a database (part of the Federal Parent Locator Service [FPLS]) that contains personal and financial data on nearly every working American, as well as thos...