Congressional Research Service: On Mexico
Overviews, Economy, Elections Mexico and the 112th Congress, January 29, 2013 Mexico: Background and U.S. Relations, December 16, 2014 Mexico’s 2012 Elections, September 4, 2012
Steven Aftergood: Kevin Kosar on Why Congressional Research Service is Dysfunctional, Corrupted by Congressional Partisanship
The Congressional Research Service has never been more frequently cited or more influential in informing public discourse than it is today, as its publications are increasingly shared with the public in violation of official policy. But budget cuts and congressional dysfunction seem to have bred discontent among some staff members, judging from an article by …
Steven Aftergood: Congressional Research Service
BEHIND THE SCENES AT THE CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE A long-running personnel dispute at the Congressional Research Service offers up conflicting visions of the proper role of the congressional support agency, which provides policy and legal analysis to Congress. In 2009, then-CRS Director Daniel Mulhollan fired then-CRS Division Chief Col. Morris Davis, a former Guantanamo prosecutor, …
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Congressional Research Service — Index Frozen 2 JUNE 2015
NOTICE: We are suspending our update of this index. All CRS reports will continue to be offered at the Federation of American Scientists, and updated as new version are received, but we will not longer maintain this separate index. Updated FAS new 2 June 2015. All links lead to Federation of American Scientists (FAS) …
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Congressional Research Service (Not)
Secrecy News Extract CRS DIRECTOR’S RETIREMENT RENEWS OLD QUESTIONS Daniel P. Mulhollan, director of the Congressional Research Service, told CRS staff last week that he will be retiring in April. Mr. Mulhollan, who joined CRS in 1969, has been director of the congressional support organization for the past 14 years, making him its longest-serving leader. …
Reference: Congressional Research Service (CRS) Report on The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Intelligence Enterprise–Operational Overview and Oversight Challenges for Congress
In our view the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) went down the wrong road, trying to create a “mini-me” secret enterprise. The Joint Fusion Centers have all collapsed because–as we anticipated and articulated–there is nothing really valuable that can be done with a one-way saline drip from the top to the bottom. Instead, DHS needs …
Reference: Congressional Research Service Report on Congress as a Consumer of Intelligence Information
Below is a very important report that focuses primarily on Congress as a consumer of SECRET information. The report has yet to be written on Congressional needs for decision-support (intelligence) that is unclassified and can be shared with constituents, the press, and the private sector being regulated and taxed. Click on the Frog to see …
