For now, the Congressional Research Service still does not make its products directly available to the public. Americans who want online access to CRS reports have to make their own arrangements.
Some noteworthy new CRS reports obtained by Secrecy News include the following (all pdf).
“Defense: FY2008 Authorization and Appropriations,” May 11, 2007.
“Nuclear Weapons: The Reliable Replacement Warhead Program,” updated May 11, 2007.
“International Reaction to the Palestinian Unity Government,” May 9, 2007.
“Coast Guard Deepwater Program: Background, Oversight Issues, and Options for Congress,” updated April 30, 2007.
“Underlying Strains in Taiwan-U.S. Political Relations,” updated April 20, 2007.
“The Speech or Debate Clause: Recent Developments,” updated April 17, 2007.
In recent months, we’ve seen much of these decades’ worth of progress erased. Contracts for evaluations of government programs were canceled, FFRDCs have been forced to lay off staff, and federal advisory committees have been disbanded.
This report outlines a framework relying on “Cooperative Technical Means” for effective arms control verification based on remote sensing, avoiding on-site inspections but maintaining a level of transparency that allows for immediate detection of changes in nuclear posture or a significant build-up above agreed limits.
At a recent workshop, we explored the nature of trust in specific government functions, the risk and implications of breaking trust in those systems, and how we’d known we were getting close to specific trust breaking points.
tudents in the 21st century need strong critical thinking skills like reasoning, questioning, and problem-solving, before they can meaningfully engage with more advanced domains like digital, data, or AI literacy.