SECRECY NEWS
from the FAS Project on Government Secrecy
Volume 2012, Issue No. 84
August 22, 2012

Secrecy News Blog: http://www.fas.org/blog/secrecy/

CRISIS IN MALI, AND MORE FROM CRS

New reports from the Congressional Research Service on diverse topics of current interest are provided below. Pursuant to congressional policy, CRS is prohibited from making these documents directly available to the public.

The Posse Comitatus Act and Related Matters: The Use of the Military to Execute Civilian Law, August 16, 2012:

Turkmenistan: Recent Developments and U.S. Interests, updated August 17, 2012:

Pipeline Cybersecurity: Federal Policy, August 16, 2012:

Gifts to the President of the United States, August 16, 2012:

Health Insurance Exchanges Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), August 15, 2012:

Crisis in Mali, August 16, 2012:

JP Morgan Trading Losses: Implications for the Volcker Rule and Other Regulation, August 16, 2012:

Why Some Fuel-Efficient Vehicles Are Not Sold Domestically, August 17, 2012:

Armed Conflict in Syria: U.S. and International Response, updated August 20, 2012:

The Palestinians: Background and U.S. Relations, updated August 17, 2012:

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