National Special Security Events (NSSEs) are public events that are deemed to require national-level security planning. They include Presidential inaugurations and nominating conventions, major sporting events like the Super Bowl, and international summits.
Between September 1998 and February 2007, there have been 27 designated NSSEs, according to a new report from the Congressional Research Service, which helpfully tabulated them and provided as much related background as anyone might want. See “National Special Security Events” (pdf), November 6, 2007.
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It takes the average person over 9 hours and costs $160 to file taxes each year. IRS Direct File meant it didn’t have to.
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The Federation of American Scientists supports the Senate version of the Fix Our Forests Act.