WASHINGTON, April 14 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF11643) on April 13, 2026, by science and technology policy analyst Rachel Lindbergh. Here are excerpts: * * * Artemis: NASA's Program to Return Humans to the Moon Between 1969 and 1972, the Apollo program of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) landed 12 American men on the Moon and returned them safely to Earth. Artemis, named for Apollo's twin sister in  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF11783) on April 16, 2026, by Kelley M. Sayler, advanced technology and global security specialist. Here are excerpts: * * * Biometric Technologies and Global Security Biometric technologies use unique biological or behavioral attributes - such as DNA, fingerprints, cardiac signatures, voice or gait patterns, and facial or ocular measurements - to authenticate an individual's  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- The Congressional Budget Office issued the following cost estimate for the Disaster Assistance Simplification Act (S. 861). * * * S. 861 would require the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to improve its website, DisasterAssistance.gov, which provides information for individuals, households, and businesses seeking access to federal disaster assistance. Many federal agencies provide information on the portal about the assistance that is available, but the websit more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Budget Office issued the following report entitled "Transparency at CBO: Plans for 2026 and a Review of 2025:" (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * A Review of CBO's Transparency Efforts in 2025 In 2025, CBO's publications - including reports, working papers, presentations, easy-to-use modeling tools, datasets, and computer code - contributed to transparency activities that can be grouped into 11 categories. Testifying and Publishing Answers more PR