Several noteworthy new reports of the Congressional Research Service obtained by Secrecy News that are not otherwise readily available in the public domain include the following.
“Nuclear Command and Control: Current Programs and Issues” (pdf), May 3, 2006.
“Iraqi Civilian, Police, and Security Forces Casualty Estimates” (pdf), May 8, 2006.
“Social Unrest in China” (pdf), May 8, 2006.
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Gilman Louie, Longest Serving Board Chair of the Federation of American Scientists, Named Chair Emeritus
The proposed Office will resurrect the long-closed Office of Technology Assessment (OTA), the archive of which has been maintained by FAS for decades at https://ota.fas.org/.