CRS Reports

Congressional Research Service (CRS) is a research agency of Congress and writes reports at Congress's request. These short reports (usually 10-40 pages long) cover recent topics of concern. This week brings us only a few reports on defense issues. While these reports are in the public domain there is no central database available to the public. To get a copy of a CRS report you can request it from your Senator or Representative. This list is compiled from CRS reports discovered by Secrecy News:

• China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities — Background and Issues for Congress
• Satellite Surveillance: Domestic Issues
• Defense Contracting in Iraq: Issues and Options for Congress
• U.S. Civilian Space Policy Priorities: Reflections 50 Years After Sputnik

Interested in historical CRS reports? If you are here at the Boulder campus, check out the LexisNexis Congressional database, which has reports back to 1916.

Not on campus, but still want access to additional reports? The library has a guide linking to various additional sources of CRS reports.