With congressional concurrence, the Congressional Research Service refuses to make its products directly available to the public. Some noteworthy new CRS reports obtained by Secrecy News include the following (all pdf).
“Presidential Advisers’ Testimony Before Congressional Committees: An Overview,” updated April 10, 2007.
“Information Operations, Electronic Warfare, and Cyberwar: Capabilities and Related Policy Issues,” updated March 20, 2007.
“Network Centric Operations: Background and Oversight Issues for Congress,” updated March 15, 2007.
“Statutes of Limitation in Federal Criminal Cases: An Overview,” updated April 9, 2007.
“Speechwriting in Perspective: A Brief Guide to Effective and Persuasive Communication,” April 12, 2007.
Current scientific understanding shows that so-called “anonymization” methods that have been widely used in the past are inadequate for protecting privacy in the era of big data and artificial intelligence.
China is NOT a nuclear “peer” of the United States, as some contend.
China’s total number of approximately 600 warheads constitutes only a small portion of the United States’ estimated stockpile of 3,700 warheads.
The Federation of American Scientists strongly supports the Modernizing Wildfire Safety and Prevention Act of 2025.
The Federation of American Scientists strongly supports the Regional Leadership in Wildland Fire Research Act of 2025.