For now, the Congressional Research Service still does not make its products directly available to the public. Americans who want online access to CRS reports have to make their own arrangements.
Some noteworthy new CRS reports obtained by Secrecy News include the following (all pdf).
“Defense: FY2008 Authorization and Appropriations,” May 11, 2007.
“Nuclear Weapons: The Reliable Replacement Warhead Program,” updated May 11, 2007.
“International Reaction to the Palestinian Unity Government,” May 9, 2007.
“Coast Guard Deepwater Program: Background, Oversight Issues, and Options for Congress,” updated April 30, 2007.
“Underlying Strains in Taiwan-U.S. Political Relations,” updated April 20, 2007.
“The Speech or Debate Clause: Recent Developments,” updated April 17, 2007.
Confirmation that the construction of the security perimeter and associated security infrastructure at RAF Lakenheath are still ongoing once again raises questions about whether U.S. nuclear weapons have already been deployed to the base.
Alaskans are sensibly pulling back from the vogue for bans and returning to a western tradition that has worked for more than half a century – one that welcomes innovation but also oversees it closely.
The strength of our nation’s data policy isn’t just in the rules we write, but in how effectively we translate those rules into a system that prioritizes the public good. Join us in this movement to design and build more resilient national data policies.
The human cost is measured in deaths. The financial cost is measured in the $52 billion taxpayers pay annually end stage renal disease – double NASA’s budget.