2004 Congressional Research Service Reports

--12/30/04  North Korea's Nuclear Weapons Program -- Updated
--12/29/04  Homeland Security: Compendium of Recommendations Relevant to House Committee Organization and Analysis of Considerations for the House -- NEW!
--12/29/04  Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004: "Lone Wolf" Amendment to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act -- NEW!
--12/28/04  Afghanistan: Post-War Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy -- Updated
--12/27/04  Germany's Role in Fighting Terrorism: Implications for U.S. Policy -- NEW!
--12/22/04  Intelligence Issues for Congress -- Updated
--12/21/04  Intelligence Community Reorganization: Potential Effects on DOD Intelligence Agencies -- Updated
--12/21/04  Terrorism and National Security: Issues and Trends -- Updated
--12/17/04  Border and Transportation Security: Overview of Congressional Issues -- NEW!
--12/13/04  Fiscal Year 2005 Homeland Security Grant Program: State Allocations and Issues for Congressional Oversight -- NEW!
--12/13/04  Terrorism in South Asia -- Updated
--12/07/04  Port and Maritime Security: Potential for Terrorist Nuclear Attack Using Oil Tankers -- NEW!
--12/07/04  Saudi Arabia: Terrorist Financing Issues -- Updated
--12/07/04  U.S.-China Counter-Terrorism Cooperation: Issues for U.S. Policy -- NEW!
--12/03/04  The National Intelligence Director and Intelligence Analysis -- Updated
--12/01/04  Terrorism: Background on Chemical, Biological, and Toxin Weapons and Options for Lessening Their Impact -- Updated
--11/16/04  Al Qaeda: Statements and Evolving Ideology -- NEW!
--11/12/04  Guarding America: Security Guards and U.S. Critical Infrastructure Protection -- NEW!
--10/22/04  Homeland Security: Protecting Airliners from Terrorist Missiles -- Updated
--10/20/04  H.R. 10 (9/11 Recommendations Implementation Act) and S.2845 (National Intelligence Reform Act of 2004): A Comparative Analysis -- Updated
--10/20/04  Monitoring Foreign Students in the United States: The Student Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) -- Updated
--10/18/04  9/11 Commission: Current Legislative Proposals for U.S. Immigration Law and Policy -- Updated
--10/13/04  Border Security: Inspections Practices, Policies, and Issues -- Updated
--10/13/04  Homeland Security: Defending U.S. Airspace -- Updated
--10/13/04  Visa Issuances: Policy, Issues, and Legislation -- Updated
--10/08/04  Pakistan-U.S. Relations -- Updated
--10/06/04  Comparison of 9/11 Commission Recommended Intelligence Reforms, S. 2845, S. 2774, H.R. 5024, Administration Proposal, H.R. 10, Current Law -- Updated
--10/05/04  Expanding Threat Reduction and Nonproliferation Programs: Concepts and Definitions -- NEW!
--10/05/04  Pakistan's Domestic Political Developments -- Updated
--10/05/04  Pakistan: Chronology of Recent Events -- Updated
--10/05/04  The Proposed Authorities of a National Intelligence Director: Issues for Congress and Side-by-Side Comparison of S. 2845, H.R. 10, and Current Law -- Updated
--10/03/04  Saudi Arabia: Terrorist Financing Issues -- Updated
--09/30/04  Information Sharing for Homeland Security: A Brief Overview -- Updated
--09/30/04  The National Intelligence Director and Intelligence Analysis -- NEW!
--09/28/04  Comparison of 9/11 Commission Recommended Intelligence Reforms, S. 2845, S.2774, H.R. 5024, Administration Proposal, H.R. 10, Current Law -- Updated
--09/28/04  U.S. Special Operations Forces (SOF): Background and Issues for Congress -- Updated
--09/27/04  9/11 Commission Recommendations: Intelligence Budget -- NEW!
--09/24/04  Proposals for Intelligence Reorganization: 1949-2004 -- Updated
--09/24/04  The U.S. Intelligence Budget: A Basic Overview -- NEW!
--09/23/04  Military Role in Space Control: A Primer -- NEW!
--09/22/04  Nuclear Terrorism: A Brief Review of Threats and Responses -- NEW!
--09/21/04  General Management Laws and the 9/11 Commission's Proposed Office of National Intelligence Director (NID) and National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) -- NEW!
--09/08/04  Lawfulness of Interrogation Techniques under the Geneva Conventions -- NEW!
--09/02/04  Risk Management and Critical Infrastructure Protection: Assessing, Integrating, and Managing Threats, Vulnerabilities and Consequences -- NEW!
--08/27/04  Homeland Security: Department Organization and Management - Implementation Phase -- Updated
--08/26/04  Secrecy Versus Openess: New Proposed Arrangements for Balancing Competing Needs -- Updated
--08/25/04  A Joint Committee on Intelligence: Proposals and Options from the 9/11 Commission and Others -- Updated
--08/18/04  The Multi-State Anti-Terrorism Information Exchange (MATRIX) Pilot Project -- NEW!
--08/13/04  Terrorism in Southeast Asia -- NEW!
--08/12/04  Senate Select Committee on Intelligence: Term Limits and Assignment Limitations -- NEW!
--08/12/04  The Position of Director of National Intelligence: Issues for Congress -- Updated
--08/11/04  Side-by-Side Comparison of Intelligence Community Reforms Proposed by 9/11 Commission, the Bush Administration, Senators Feinstein, Graham and Daschle, and Respresentatives Harman and Goss; and Current Statute -- Memorandum
--08/11/04  Terrorism: Key Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission and Recent Major Commissions and Inquiries -- NEW!
--08/10/04  Removing Terrorist Sanctuaries: The 9/11 Commission Recommendations and U.S. Policy -- NEW!
--08/09/04  Terrorism in South Asia -- Updated
--08/06/04  Intelligence Community Reorganization: Potential Effects on DOD Intelligence Agencies -- NEW!
--08/05/04  First Responder Grant Formulas: The 9/11 Commission Recommendation and Other Options for Congressional Action -- Updated
--08/05/04  The Protection of Classified Information: The Legal Framework -- Updated
--08/04/04  FBI Intelligence Reform Since September 11, 2001: Issues and Options for Congress -- Updated
--07/22/04  Cybercrime: The Council of Europe Convention -- Updated
--07/19/04  Information Warfare and Cyberwar: Capabilities and Related Policy Issues -- Updated
--07/06/04  Terrorism and National Security: Issues and Trends -- Updated
--07/02/04  Globalizing Cooperative Threat Reduction: A Survey of Options -- NEW!
--07/01/04  Homeland Security: Coast Guard Operations - Background and Issues for Congress -- Updated
--06/21/04  Nuclear Nonproliferation Issues -- Updated
--06/15/04  Afghanistan: Post-War Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy -- Updated
--06/10/04  USA Patriot Act Sunset: A Sketch -- Updated
--06/10/04  USA Patriot Act Sunset: Provisions That Expire on December 31, 2005 -- Updated
--06/09/04  Sensitive Security Information and Transportation Security: Issues and Congressional Options -- NEW!
--06/02/04  Network Centric Warfare: Background and Oversight Issues for Congress -- NEW!
--06/01/04  The Department of State's Patterns of Global Terrorism Report: Trends, State Sponsors, and Related Issues -- NEW!
--05/27/04  Authorization and Appropriations for FY2005: Defense -- Updated
--05/26/04  Border Security: Inspections Practices, Policies, and Issues -- NEW!
--05/26/04  Military Courts-Martial: An Overview -- NEW!
--05/23/04  Al Qaeda After the Iraq Conflict -- NEW!
--05/21/04  Homeland Security: Federal Assistance Funding and Business Opportunities -- Updated
--04/29/04  The Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA): Origin, Characteristics, and Institutional Authorities -- NEW!
--04/28/04  Immigration-Related Detention: Current Legislative Issues -- NEW!
--04/22/04  Disarming Libya: Weapons of Mass Destruction -- NEW!
--04/20/04  Illicit Drugs and the Terrorist Threat: Causal Links and Implications for Domestic Drug Control Policy -- Updated
--04/15/04  Globalizing Cooperative Threat Reduction: A Survey of Options -- NEW!
--04/06/04  Visa Waiver Program -- Updated
--03/31/04  Terrorist Attacks by Al Qaeda -- Memorandum
--03/30/04  Homeland Security: The Presidential Coordination Office -- Updated
--03/30/04  Policing in Peacekeeping and Related Stability Operations: Problems and Proposed Solutions -- Updated
--03/16/04  War Powers Resolution: Presidential Compliance -- Updated
--03/15/04  Detention of American Citizens as Enemy Combatants -- Updated
--03/11/04  The War Powers Resolution: After Thirty Years -- NEW!
--03/11/04  Weapons of Mass Destruction: Trade Between North Korea and Pakistan -- NEW!
--03/08/04  Terrorism in South Asia -- NEW!
--03/04/04  Iran's Nuclear Program: Recent Developments -- Updated
--03/04/04  Visa Policy: Roles of the Departments of State and Homeland Security -- NEW!
--02/23/04  Iraq: U.S. Regime Change Efforts and Post-Saddam Governance -- Updated
--02/06/04  Foreign Terrorist Organizations -- NEW!
--02/05/04  Iraq and Al Qaeda: Allied or Not? -- NEW!
--02/05/04  Pipeline Security: An Overview of Federal Activities and Current Policy Issues -- Updated
--02/04/04  Homeland Security: Department Organization and Management - Implementation Phase -- Updated
--02/04/04  Ricin: Technical Background and Potential Role in Terrorism -- Updated
--02/02/04  North Korea's Nuclear Weapons: How Soon an Arsenal? -- Updated
--01/20/04  Chemical Plant Security -- Updated
--01/16/04  U.S. Intelligence and Policymaking: The Iraq Experience -- Updated
--01/07/04  USA PATRIOT Act Sunset: A Sketch -- NEW!
--01/02/04  Border Security and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles -- NEW!
--01/02/04  USA Patriot Act Sunset: Provisions That Expire on December 31, 2005 -- NEW!