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 reports on defense, FISA, appropriations and much more. 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:

• Department of Defense Fuel Costs in Iraq
• The Global Nuclear Detection Architecture: Issues for Congress
• Foreign Science and Engineering Presence in U.S. Institutions and the Labor Force
• Intelligence Reform at the Department of Energy: Policy Issues and Organizational Alternatives
• Retroactive Immunity Provided by the FISA Amendments Act of 2008
• Islamic Finance: Overview and Policy Concerns
• Presidential Advisers’ Testimony Before Congressional Committees: An Overview
• China’s Foreign Policy: What Does It Mean for U.S. Global Interests?
• Navy DDG-1000 Destroyer Program: Background, Oversight Issues, and Options for Congress
• A Parliamentary-Style Question Period: Proposals and Issues for Congress
• The U.S. Secret Service: An Examination and Analysis of Its Evolving Missions
• Terrorism and Security Issues Facing the Water Infrastructure Sector
• FY2009 National Defense Authorization Act: Selected Military Personnel Policy Issues
• Veterans Medical Care: FY2009 Appropriations
• Annual Appropriations Acts: Consideration During Lame-Duck Sessions

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.