The Congressional Research Service has produced several newly updated reports on Iraq for congressional consumption. CRS does not make its publications freely available to the public. But the following reports were obtained by Secrecy News (all pdf).
“Iraq: Post-Saddam Governance and Security,” updated July 13, 2007.
“Iraq: U.S. Military Operations,” updated July 15, 2007.
“Iraq: Reconstruction Assistance,” updated June 25, 2007.
“Post-War Iraq: Foreign Contributions to Training, Peacekeeping, and Reconstruction,” updated June 18, 2007.
“Iraq: Summary of U.S. Casualties,” updated July 12, 2007.
“U.S. Embassy in Iraq,” updated July 13, 2007.
“Iraq: Milestones Since the Ouster of Saddam Hussein,” updated June 19, 2007.
“The Kurds in Post-Saddam Iraq,” updated June 12, 2007.
“Iraq: Government Formation and Benchmarks,” updated July 13, 2007.
“The Cost of Iraq, Afghanistan, and Other Global War on Terror Operations Since 9/11,” updated July 16, 2007.
FAS supports the bipartisan Regional Leadership in Wildland Fire Research Act under review in the House, just as we supported the earlier Senate version. Rep. David Min (D-CA) and Rep. Gabe Evans (R-CO) are leading the bill.
The current wildfire management system is inadequate in the face of increasingly severe and damaging wildfires. Change is urgently needed
While it seems that the current political climate may not incentivize the use of evidence-based data sources for decision making, those of us who are passionate about ensuring results for the American people will continue to firmly stand on the belief that learning agendas are a crucial component to successfully navigate a changing future.
In recent months, we’ve seen much of these decades’ worth of progress erased. Contracts for evaluations of government programs were canceled, FFRDCs have been forced to lay off staff, and federal advisory committees have been disbanded.