Noteworthy new and updated reports from the Congressional Research Service obtained by Secrecy News include the following.
“Iran’s Nuclear Program: Status,” updated November 20, 2008.
“Iran: Ethnic and Religious Minorities,” updated November 25, 2008.
“Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses,” updated November 24, 2008.
“Presidential Libraries: The Federal System and Related Legislation,” updated November 26, 2008.
“Nonmarital Childbearing: Trends, Reasons, and Public Policy Interventions,” November 20, 2008.
“Border Searches of Laptop Computers and Other Electronic Storage Devices,” updated November 17, 2008.
The Pentagon’s new report provides additional context and useful perspectives on events in China that took place over the past year.
Successful NC3 modernization must do more than update hardware and software: it must integrate emerging technologies in ways that enhance resilience, ensure meaningful human control, and preserve strategic stability.
The FY2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) paints a picture of a Congress that is working to both protect and accelerate nuclear modernization programs while simultaneously lacking trust in the Pentagon and the Department of Energy to execute them.
For Impact Fellow John Whitmer, working in public service was natural. “I’ve always been around people who make a living by caring.”