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Some Random CRS Reports

Some recent reports of the Congressional Research Service, not readily available to the public, include the following (all pdf). “Border Security: Barriers Along the U.S. International Border,” September 21, 2006….

10.10.06 | 1 min read
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Intelligence Information Sharing Lags, Officials Say

Five years after September 11, the government’s capacity to share intelligence and threat information with state and local officials (not to mention the public) remains sub-optimal, some of those officials…

10.05.06 | 1 min read
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Senate Bill Would Enable GAO to Aid Intelligence Oversight

A bill introduced by Congressional Democrats would empower the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to perform financial audits and other oversight of U.S. intelligence agencies, a function that those agencies have…

10.05.06 | 1 min read
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Congress Imposes Limits on Sensitive Security Information

Congress adopted legislation that limits the ability of the Department of Homeland Security to withhold so-called “sensitive security information” (SSI), which is a category of restricted information related to transportation…

10.05.06 | 1 min read
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Death Gratuities for Defense Intel Officers Killed in Action

Family members of U.S. military intelligence personnel who are killed while engaged in clandestine intelligence operations may be eligible for special monetary gratuities, according to a recently updated Defense Department…

10.05.06 | 1 min read
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