Regulation of Cell-Cultured Meat
Cell-cultured meat (also referred to as lab-grown meat, clean meat, in vitro meat, imitation meat, synthetic meat, and fake meat) is grown in laboratories from animal cell-cultures (Figure 1). A numbe...
Building the Fleets of the Future: Coast Guard and NOAA Fleet Recapitalization
Coast Guard, NOAA, fleet, ship, shipbuilding, recapitalization, acquisition, procurement, budget
Supreme Court October Term 2017: A Review of Selected Major Rulings
On October 2, 2017, the Supreme Court began one of the most notable terms in recent memory. The latest term of the Court was the first full term for Justice Neil Gorsuch, who succeeded Justice Antonin...
Costs of Government Interventions in Response to the Financial Crisis: A Retrospective
In August 2007, asset-backed securities (ABS), particularly those backed by subprime mortgages, suddenly became illiquid and fell sharply in value as an unprecedented housing boom turned into a housin...
Emergency Use Authorization and FDA’s Related Authorities
Under most circumstances, drugs, medical devices, and biologics may only be introduced into interstate commerce if they have been approved, cleared, or licensed by the Food and Drug Administration (FD...
Buy America and the Electric Bus Market
Buy America requirements are an integral aspect of federal transportation funding. In a series of statutes, Congress has required that federally funded highway, public transportation, aviation, and in...
Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF): Cartel Lite?
Background on the GECF
From 2013 and 2017, global natural gas production and consumption grew about 9%. However, as part of the overall fuel mix, which rose 5%, the contribution of natural gas has dec...
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: An Overview
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), an agency within the Department of the Interior (DOI), is the principal federal agency tasked with the conservation, protection, and restoration of fish and w...