The implications of a shutdown of the federal government due to funding gaps are discussed in a newly updated report (pdf) from the Congressional Research Service. “Failure of the…
Read moreNewly updated reports of interest from the Congressional Research Service include the following (all pdf). “Egypt: The January 25 Revolution and Implications for U.S. Foreign Policy,” February 11, 2011.
Read moreNew reports from the Congressional Research Service on natural gas and miscellaneous other topics include the following (all pdf). “Implication’s of Egypt’s Turmoil on Global Oil and Natural Gas…
Read moreNoteworthy new reports from the Congressional Research Service include the following (all pdf). “Political Transition in Tunisia,” February 2, 2011. “National Security Letters: Proposals in the 112th Congress,”…
Read moreThere are seventeen so-called Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs), such as Chagas disease, dengue fever and leprosy, that are found in some 149 countries, a new report (pdf) from the…
Read moreThe Congressional Research Service is not equipped to provide up-to-the-minute coverage of current news events, like the continuing upheaval in Egypt. But CRS does provide deeply researched background on factual…
Read moreDaniel P. Mulhollan, director of the Congressional Research Service, told CRS staff last week that he will be retiring in April. Mr. Mulhollan, who joined CRS in 1969, has been…
Read moreThe history and characteristic features of the State of the Union address, to be delivered by President Obama on January 25, were reviewed in a recent report (pdf) from…
Read moreThe purposes, authorities, and instruments of congressional oversight are described in detail in a newly-expanded Congressional Oversight Manual (pdf) prepared by the Congressional Research Service. “Congressional oversight and investigations…
Read moreNoteworthy new products of the Congressional Research Service include the following reports (all pdf). “The EU-South Korea Free Trade Agreement and Its Implications for the United States,” December 17,…
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