Some recent Congressional Research Service reports obtained by Secrecy News that are not readily available in the public domain include the following (all pdf).
“Sharing Law Enforcement and Intelligence Information: The Congressional Role,” February 13, 2007.
“India-U.S. Relations,” updated February 13, 2007.
“Changes to the OMB Regulatory Review Process by Executive Order 13422,” February 5, 2007.
“Al Qaeda: Statements and Evolving Ideology,” updated January 24, 2007.
“Nonstrategic Nuclear Weapons,” updated January 9, 2007.
“Instances of Use of United States Armed Forces Abroad, 1798-2006,” updated January 8, 2007.
“‘Sensitive But Unclassified’ Information and Other Controls: Policy and Options for Scientific and Technical Information,” updated December 29, 2006.
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FAS and FLI partnered to build a series of convenings and reports across the intersections of artificial intelligence (AI) with biosecurity, cybersecurity, nuclear command and control, military integration, and frontier AI governance. This project brought together leaders across these areas and created a space that was rigorous, transpartisan, and solutions-oriented to approach how we should think about how AI is rapidly changing global risks.