In December 2014, the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence released a declassified executive summary on the use by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) of enhanced interrogation techniques against suspected terrorist detainees in the War on Terror. The report relies on 6 million pages of documents that describe the CIA's Detention and Interrogation Program, providing a systematic and compre...

EXECUTIVE OVERVIEW The challenges faced by today's government agencies and commercial operations are many and varied—and to stay afloat, these organizations must not only promote change from within, but they must also be agile enough to quickly adapt to evolving markets, policies, regulations, and business models. Fortunately for them, the convergence of a trio of technologies and business prac...

Introduction: Almost 2 million U.S. youth are estimated to live on the streets, in shelters, or in other types of temporary housing at some point each year. Both their age and living situations make them more likely to engage in high-risk behaviors, particularly during adolescence, a time of increased risk taking. Much of self-control appears related to the development of the prefrontal cortex,...

(NRRI). The views and opinions of the author do not necessarily state or reflect the views, opinions, or policies of the NRRI, NARUC, or NARUC member commissions. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This report provides NARUC member commissions with an independent view of the frequency, nature, and effects of government agency participation in the regulatory process. The report is directed toward commissioners a...

Introduction The Department of Management and Incorporation Technologies Innovation in Health (DGITIS) acts as Conitec's Executive Secretariat. Among its attributions, it promotes the public/patient involvement health technology assessment (HTA) process. Recently, Conitec has been working on inclusion patient's testimonials about their illness experience plenary sessions, that is, monthly meeti...