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Some Recent Congressional Publications

08.02.06 | 1 min read | Text by Steven Aftergood

Some noteworthy congressional documents that have recently been published include the following.

“The Need to Know: Information Sharing Lessons for Disaster Response,” House Committee on Government Reform, March 30, 2006.

“Plane Clothes: Lack of Anonymity at the Federal Air Marshal Service Compromises Aviation and National Security”
(pdf), House Judiciary Committee investigative report, May 25, 2006.

“The Terrorist Threat from Shoulder-Fired Missiles” (pdf), House Committee on International Relations, March 30, 2006.

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