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[Archived] IN11861|Nonprofit Security Grant Program: Summary and Potential Issues for Congress (CRS)
1/26/23 -
[Archived] IN11973|FY2023 NDAA: Selective Service and Draft Registration (CRS)
1/12/23 -
[Archived] IN11991|FY2023 NDAA: TRICARE for Reservists (CRS)
1/12/23 -
[Archived] IN11998|FY2023 NDAA: Military Child Care Programs (CRS)
1/17/23 -
2022 Nuclear Posture Review: Selected Programmatic Issues (CRS)
03/24/23 -
2023 Quadrennial Homeland Security Review: Evolution of a Strategic Review (CRS)
6/22/23 -
Afghanistan: Background and U.S. Policy (CRS)
02/28/23 -
Armed Drones: Evolution as a Counterterrorism Tool (CRS)
3/10/2023 -
Army Corps of Engineers: Section 7001 Report on Future Studies and Projects (CRS)
05/18/23 -
Army Security Force Assistance Brigades (SFABs) (CRS)
03/23/23 -
AUKUS Pillar 2: Background and Issues for Congress (CRS)
6/20/23 -
Bahrain: Issues for U.S. Policy (CRS)
03/24/23 -
Buying American: The Berry and Kissell Amendments (CRS)
1/20/23 -
CFIUS Executive Order on Evolving National Security Risks and CFIUS Enforcement Guidelines (CRS)
05/26/23 -
China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities—Background and Issues for Congress (CRS)
05/15/23 -
Coast Guard Cutter Procurement: Background and Issues for Congress (CRS)
03/30/23 -
Coast Guard Polar Security Cutter (Polar Icebreaker) Program: Background and Issues for Congress (CRS)
03/30/23 -
Comparing DHS Component Funding, FY2023: In Brief (CRS)
1/10/23 -
Concurrent Receipt of Military Retired Pay and Veteran Disability: Background and Issues for Congress (CRS)
6/22/23 -
Covert Action and Clandestine Activities of the Intelligence Community: Selected Congressional Notification Requirements (CRS)
7/10/2023 -
COVID-19: Potential Implications for International Security Environment—Overview of Issues and Further Reading for Congress (CRS)
05/17/23 -
Deep Fakes and National Security (CRS)
4/17/2023 -
Defense Health Primer: Selected Contraceptive Services (CRS)
2/17/2023 -
Defense Primer: Acquiring Specialty Metals and Sensitive Materials (CRS)
03/30/23 -
Defense Primer: Defense Support of Civil Authorities (CRS)
1/3/23 -
Defense Primer: Department of Defense Civilian Employees (CRS)
2/6/23 -
Defense Primer: Department of Defense Contractors (CRS)
1/17/23 -
Defense Primer: Department of the Navy (CRS)
03/23/23 -
Defense Primer: Directed-Energy Weapons (CRS)
05/18/23 -
Defense Primer: Geography, Strategy, and U.S. Force Design (CRS)
03/23/23 -
Defense Primer: Intelligence Support to Military Operations (CRS)
05/12/23 -
Defense Primer: International Armaments Cooperation (CRS)
06/09/23 -
Defense Primer: LGM-35A Sentinel Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (CRS)
1/10/23 -
Defense Primer: Lowest Price Technically Acceptable Contracts (CRS)
03/30/23 -
Defense Primer: Military Installations Management (CRS)
1/23/23 -
Defense Primer: National Security Space Launch (CRS)
03/23/23 -
Defense Primer: Naval Forces (CRS)
03/23/23 -
Defense Primer: Procurement (CRS)
1/20/23 -
Defense Primer: Reserve Forces (CRS)
1/17/23 -
Defense Primer: Strategic Nuclear Forces (CRS)
05/19/23 -
Defense Primer: The Berry and Kissell Amendments (CRS)
1/20/23 -
Defense Primer: The Military Departments (CRS)
1/9/23 -
Defense Primer: The National Technology and Industrial Base (CRS)
03/30/23 -
Defense Primer: The United States Space Force (CRS)
3/15/2023 -
Defense Primer: U.S. Defense Industrial Base (CRS)
4/17/2023 -
Defense Primer: U.S. Policy on Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems (CRS)
05/15/23 -
Department of Defense Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems (CRS)
4/17/2023 -
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations: FY2023 Provisions (CRS)
06/02/23 -
Department of Veterans Affairs: Abortion Policy (CRS)
3/20/2023 -
DHS Budget Request Analysis: FY2024 (CRS)
4/4/2023 -
DOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy FY2024 Appropriations (CRS)
4/4/2023 -
Economic Development Conveyances for BRAC Properties (CRS)
04/13/23 -
Energy and Water Development Appropriations for Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation: In Brief (CRS)
04/19/23 -
Foreign Government Employment by Armed Services Retirees (CRS)
1/5/23 -
FY2023 NDAA: Military Abortion Policies (CRS)
3/21/2023 -
FY2024 Budget Request for the Military Health System (CRS)
4/10/2023 -
FY2024 Defense Budget Request: Context and Selected Issues for Congress (CRS)
5/31/23 -
FY2024 Defense Budget Request: Strategic Missile Programs (CRS)
06/12/23 -
FY2024 NDAA: Basic Needs Allowance and Military Food Insecurity (CRS)
7/10/2023 -
FY2024 NDAA: Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) Matters (CRS)
7/24/23 -
FY2024 NDAA: Military Child Care Programs (CRS)
7/17/23 -
FY2024 NDAA: Status of Legislative Activity (CRS)
7/31/23 -
Great Power Competition: Implications for Defense—Issues for Congress (CRS)
05/16/23 -
HIV/AIDS in the Military (CRS)
3/21/2023 -
HSA@20 Episode Companion: Cybersecurity (CRS)
4/10/2023 -
HSA@20 Episode Companion: Federalism (CRS)
06/16/23 -
HSA@20 Episode Companion: Government Reorganization (CRS)
3/20/2023 -
HSA@20 Episode Companion: Intelligence (CRS)
05/15/23 -
HSA@20 Episode Companion: Oversight (CRS)
4/3/2023 -
HSA@20 Episode Companion: Personnel (CRS)
03/24/23 -
Hypersonic Missile Defense: Issues for Congress (CRS)
05/02/23 -
India-U.S.: Major Arms Transfers and Military Exercises (CRS)
6/29/23 -
Instances of Use of United States Armed Forces Abroad, 1798-2023 (CRS)
06/07/23 -
Intelligence Community Spending Trends (CRS)
1/9/23 -
Introduction to Veterans Health Care (CRS)
6/28/23 -
Iran and Nuclear Weapons Production (CRS)
4/14/23 -
Iran’s Nuclear Program: Tehran’s Compliance with International Obligations (CRS)
4/12/2023 -
Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) (CRS)
3/13/2023 -
Legal Challenges to the Terrorist Screening Database (CRS)
7/20/23 -
Marine Corps Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle (ARV) (CRS)
03/23/23 -
Military Construction: Authorities and Processes (CRS)
4/28/23 -
Military Jurisdiction over Retired Servicemembers (CRS)
4/5/2023 -
Military Medical Malpractice and the Feres Doctrine (CRS)
04/25/2023 -
Military Service Records, Awards, and Unit Histories: A Guide to Locating Sources (CRS)
1/25/23 -
Multiyear Procurement (MYP) and Block Buy Contracting in Defense Acquisition: Background and Issues for Congress (CRS)
03/30/23 -
National Security Implications of Fifth Generation (5G) Mobile Technologies (CRS)
3/14/2023 -
Navy Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) Program: Background and Issues for Congress (CRS)
4/20/23 -
Navy Columbia (SSBN-826) Class Ballistic Missile Submarine Program: Background and Issues for Congress (CRS)
03/31/23 -
Navy Constellation (FFG-62) Class Frigate Program: Background and Issues for Congress (CRS)
3/27/2023 -
Navy DDG-51 and DDG-1000 Destroyer Programs: Background and Issues for Congress (CRS)
3/27/2023 -
Navy DDG(X) Next-Generation Destroyer Program: Background and Issues for Congress (CRS)
03/23/23 -
Navy Force Structure and Shipbuilding Plans: Background and Issues for Congress (CRS)
04/13/23 -
Navy Ford (CVN-78) Class Aircraft Carrier Program: Background and Issues for Congress (CRS)
3/27/2023 -
Navy John Lewis (TAO-205) Class Oiler Shipbuilding Program: Background and Issues for Congress (CRS)
3/27/2023 -
Navy Large Unmanned Surface and Undersea Vehicles: Background and Issues for Congress (CRS)
4/17/2023 -
Navy Light Replenishment Oiler (TAOL) (Previously Next-Generation Logistics Ship [NGLS]) Program: Background and Issues for Congress (CRS)
4/20/23 -
Navy LPD-17 Flight II and LHA Amphibious Ship Programs: Background and Issues for Congress (CRS)
4/17/2023 -
Navy Medium Landing Ship (LSM) (Previously Light Amphibious Warship [LAW]) Program: Background and Issues for Congress (CRS)
04/13/23 -
Navy Next-Generation Attack Submarine (SSN[X]) Program: Background and Issues for Congress (CRS)
03/23/23 -
Navy Next-Generation Logistics Ship (NGLS) Program: Background and Issues for Congress (CRS)
03/23/23 -
Navy Ship Names: Background for Congress (CRS)
02/28/23 -
Navy Shipboard Lasers: Background and Issues for Congress (CRS)
4/21/23 -
Navy TAGOS-25 (Previously TAGOS[X]) Ocean Surveillance Shipbuilding Program: Background and Issues for Congress (CRS)
03/23/23 -
Navy Virginia (SSN-774) Class Attack Submarine Procurement: Background and Issues for Congress (CRS)
03/28/23 -
New FCC Rules Ban Authorizations for Equipment Posing National Security Risks (CRS)
1/11/23 -
New Zealand-U.S. Relations (CRS)
6/28/23 -
North Korea’s Nuclear Weapons and Missile Programs (CRS)
4/14/23 -
PATRIOT Air and Missile Defense System for Ukraine (CRS)
1/18/23 -
Pipeline Physical Security: Federal Efforts (CRS)
05/11/23 -
Previewing NATO’s 2023 Vilnius Summit (CRS)
7/5/23 -
Reauthorization of Title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (CRS)
03/17/23 -
Repurposing 3.1-3.55 GHz Spectrum: Issues for Congress (CRS)
3/16/2023 -
Rules and Statutes Relevant to Safeguarding Classified Materials (CRS)
2/3/23 -
Russia’s Wagner Private Military Company (PMC) (CRS)
3/13/2023 -
Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Reimbursement Program: Frequently Asked Questions (CRS)
7/24/23 -
Statutory Restrictions on the Use of Journalists for Intelligence Purposes (CRS)
5/1/23 -
The Armed Forces Retirement Home (CRS)
4/20/23 -
The Army’s Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV) (CRS)
3/15/2023 -
The Army’s M -10 Booker (formerly known as Mobile Protected Firepower (MPF)) System (CRS)
6/22/23 -
The Army’s Mobile Protected Firepower (MPF) System (CRS)
04/06/23 -
The Army’s Multi-Domain Task Force (MDTF) (CRS)
3/16/2023 -
The Army’s Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle (OMFV) (CRS)
3/14/2023 -
The Army’s Robotic Combat Vehicle (RCV) Program (CRS)
4/3/2023 -
The Army’s XM-30 Mechanized Infantry Combat Vehicle (Formerly Known as the Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle [OMFV]) (CRS)
6/27/23 -
The Department of Homeland Security: A Primer (CRS)
3/21/2023 -
The Director of National Intelligence (DNI) (CRS)
3/16/2023 -
The Feres Doctrine: Congress, the Courts, and Military Servicemember Lawsuits Against the United States (CRS)
4/5/2023 -
The Marine Corps’ Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) (CRS)
3/13/2023 -
The National Cybersecurity Strategy-Going Where No Strategy Has Gone Before (CRS)
3/8/2023 -
The National Cybersecurity Strategy—Going Where No Strategy Has Gone Before (CRS)
7/17/23 -
The Pacific Deterrence Initiative: A Budgetary Overview (CRS)
1/9/23 -
The President’s Authority to Use the National Guard or the Armed Forces to Secure the Border (CRS)
06/15/23 -
The Protection of Classified Information: The Legal Framework (CRS)
2/2/23 -
The Purple Heart: Background and Issues for Congress (CRS)
2/17/2023 -
The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA): Section-by-Section Summary (CRS)
06/05/23 -
The U.S. Army’s Indirect Fire Protection Capability (IFPC) System (CRS)
06/06/2023 -
The U.S. Army’s Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW) (CRS)
03/31/23 -
The U.S. Army’s Strategic Mid-Range Fires (SMRF) System (Formerly Mid-Range Capabilities [MRC] System) (CRS)
04/06/23 -
The U.S. Marine Corps Marine Littoral Regiment (MLR) (CRS)
03/28/23 -
TikTok: Recent Data Privacy and National Security Concerns (CRS)
03/29/23 -
Transfer of Defense Articles: U.S. Sale and Export of U.S.-Made Arms to Foreign Entities (CRS)
03/23/23 -
Transferring Fighter Aircraft to Ukraine: Issues and Options for Congress (CRS)
03/17/23 -
TRICARE’s Next Generation Contracts: T-5 (CRS)
4/21/23 -
Turkey (Türkiye): Possible U.S. F-16 Sale (CRS)
2/16/23 -
Turkey (Türkiye): Possible U.S. Sale of F-16 Aircraft (CRS)
05/09/2023 -
U.S. Air Force Pilot Training Transformation (PTT) (CRS)
1/18/23 -
U.S. Armed Forces Abroad: Selected Congressional Votes Since 1982 (CRS)
05/25/23 -
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Civil Works: Primer and Resources (CRS)
03/02/23 -
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: FY2023 Appropriations (CRS)
4/20/23 -
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: FY2024 Appropriations (CRS)
4/3/2023 -
U.S. Army’s Maneuver Short-Range Air Defense (M-SHORAD) System (CRS)
05/09/2023 -
U.S. Defense Infrastructure in the Indo-Pacific: Background and Issues for Congress (CRS)
06/06/2023 -
U.S. Intelligence Community Establishment Provisions (CRS)
02/28/23 -
U.S. Marine Corps Force Design 2030 Initiative: Background and Issues for Congress (CRS)
6/30/23 -
Veterans and Homelessness (CRS)
4/12/2023 -
Veterans-Related Education Legislation Enacted in the 117th Congress (CRS)
3/16/2023 -
Wagner Group Mutiny in Russia (CRS)
6/28/23 -
War Powers Resolution: Expedited Procedures in the House and Senate (CRS)
6/22/23 -
What Is “Political Warfare”? (CRS)
1/9/23
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