DOCUMENTS OF SPECIAL INTEREST
The Intelligence Community [IC] - 500 Day Plan - Key Accomplishments
An Overview of the United States Intelligence Community for the 111th Congress.
Airbrushing History, American Style - a study out of the University
of Illinois that documents how government websites have been changed
over time and may not be a reflection of actual history. In this
case the issue studied was who were the members of the "coalition of
the willing" in Iraq. How will future historians deal with this?
American Military History
The United States Army Army and the Forging of a Nation, 1775-1917, Vol. 1
The United States Army in the Global Era, 1917-2003, V.2
Columbia Accident Investigation Board Reports
GovSpeak - a guide to government acronyms and abbreviations, created by Kelly L. Smith
CIA OIG release of the declassified executive summary of their report - "OIG Report on the CIA Accountability With Respect to the 9/11 Attacks".
The Commission on the Intelligence Capabilities of the United States Regarding Weapons of Mass Destruction (Silberman-Robb)
Dirksen Editorial Cartoon Collection - from the The Dirksen Congressional Center --- "Editorial cartoonists loved Everett Dirksen (1896-1969)--- over the years, Senator Dirksen's staff compiled a scrapbook containing more than 300 editorial cartoons. Topics covered include Vietnam, civil rights, Republican Party politics, the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, reapportionment, Taft-Hartley 14(b), school prayer, Dirksen's recording career, Senate procedures, congressional pay, presidential appointments, and Dirksen's legacy."
The Katrina report: A Failure of Initiative: The Final Report of the Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina. There are also numerous links to selected hearings on Katrina.
Hurricane Katrina: A Nation Still Unprepared- This is a special report (Senate Report 109-322) of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, United States Senate. The Committee's report sets our seven (7) recommendations together with a series of supporting tactical recommendations, all designed to make the nation's emergency-preparedness and response system strong, agile, effective, and robust.
Iraqi Perspectives Project: A View of Operation Iraqi Freedom from Saddam's Senior Leadership - written by a team of authors including military historian, Williamson Murray.
Pandora's Box: Iraqi Federalism, Separatism, "Hard" Partitioning and US Policy - draft report from October 9, 2007 - discusses partitioning Iraq.
Other CSIS reports - on topics such as major threats and the state of Al Qaeda, insurgent concentrations, US aid status, crude oil production . . .
NIE (National Intelligence Estimate) Reports
Prospects for Iraq's Stability: Some Security Progress but Political Reconciliation Elusive
Prospects for Iraq's Stability: A Challenging Road Ahead
The Terrorist Threat to US Homeland
NDU's Institute for National Strategic Studies - Occasional Paper #4 -- China's Global Activism: Strategy, Drivers, and Tools by Phillip C. Saunders - this report looks at China's efforts to establish partnerships or strengthen ties with key countries and regions and their commitment of resources. It provides charts and maps that indicate how much they have invested in various countries.
National Counterterrorism Center: A Chronology of Significant International Terrorism for 2004
Department of Defense: 2005 China Military Power Report to Congress (52 pages)
Previous Annual reports on the Military Power of the People's Republic of China, 2004, 2003, 2002
North American Plan for Avian & Pendemic Influenza - published by the State Dept as part of the Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP) for North America. The SPP focuses on working together on issues in the interest of Mexico, Canada and the United States and in this case, the focus is on a trilateral plan outlining a collaborative approach to mitigate the effects of a pandemic. Fact Sheet
Sworn Testimony: How Effectively Is the Federal Government Assisting State and Local Governments in Preparing for a Biological, Chemical, or Nuclear Attack? by J. Jaax (2002).
Congressional field hearing - House Committee on Government Reform, Abilene, KS
Safeguarding America’s Agricultural Statistics
State and Federal E-Government in the United States, 2007
Technology Watch Report - the large scale archival storage of digital objects.
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Office of Civil Rights Evaluation -
Redefining Rights in America - The Civil Rights Record of the George W. Bush
Administration, 2001-2004 - Draft Report for Commissioners Review, September
2004
International Directory of Crime Victim Compensation Programs
Critical Homeland Infrastructure Protection - 2007 - Defense Science Board Task Force
Rand Counterinsurgency Study Reports - with links to current and previous reports and studies.
Final Report War by Other Means -- Building Complete and Balanced Capabilities for Counterinsurgency
Redefining Rights in America: The Civil Rights Record of the George W. Bush Administration
Progress in Developing the National Asset Database - Report released by the Inspector General of the Dept. of Homeland Security - an audit of the activities involved in creating a database of sites that might be vulnerable to terrorist attack and therefore in need of greater scrutiny and protection - includes things like flea markets, petting zoos and strip malls, especially the lists from certain states.
Terrorism 2002-2005 - FBI report summarizing terrorist activities in the U.S. HTML
Report to the President on Issues Raised by the Virginia Tech Tragedy - (The Agency for Health and Human Services (HHS), the Department of Education, and the U.S. Department of Justice)
U.S. Department of State Reports
To Walk the Earth in Safety - 7th edition report of the interagency U.S.Humanitarian Mine Action Program Earlier editions
Advancing Freedom and Democracy Report 2008
Vision 2015: A Globally Networked and Integrated Intelligence Enterprise. - " charts a new path forward for a globally networked and integrated Intelligence Enterprise for the 21st century, based on the principles of integration, collaboration, and innovation."
National War Powers Commission Report - recommends that Congress repeal the 1973 War Powers Resolution and "substitute a new statute that would provide for more meaningful consultation between the President and Congress, establishing a clear process on decisions to go to war."
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