Congressional Research Service Reports
on Secrecy and Information Policy
- Congressional Lawmaking: A Perspective On Secrecy and Transparency, November 30, 2011
- Secret Sessions of the House and Senate: Authority, Confidentiality, and Frequency, November 30, 2011
- Criminal Prohibitions on the Publication of Classified Defense Information, September 8, 2011
- Protection of Classified Information by Congress: Practices and Proposals, August 31, 2011
- The State Secrets Privilege: Preventing the Disclosure of Sensitive National Security Information During Civil Litigation, August 16, 2011
- Freedom of Information Act (FOIA): Background and Policy Options for the 112th Congress, July 26, 2011
- Protecting Classified Information and the Rights of Criminal Defendants: The Classified Information Procedures Act, March 31, 2011
- Resolutions of Inquiry: An Analysis of Their Use in the House, 1947-2011, March 16, 2011
- The Obama Administration's Open Government Initiative: Issues for Congress, January 28, 2011
- Journalists' Privilege: Overview of the Law and Legislation in the 110th and 111th Congresses, January 19, 2011
- The Protection of Classified Information: The Legal Framework, January 10, 2011
- Classified Information Policy and Executive Order 13526, December 10, 2010
- The Presidential Libraries Act and the Establishment of Presidential Libraries, December 1, 2010
- The Freedom of Information Act and Nondisclosure Provisions in Other Federal Laws, September 24, 2010
- The Role of Trade Secrets in Innovation Policy, August 31, 2010
- Military Service Records and Unit Histories: A Guide to Locating Sources, June 15, 2010
- Freedom of Information Act (FOIA): Issues for the 111th Congress, March 11, 2010
- Federal Information Security and Data Breach Notification Laws, January 28, 2010
- Security Classification Policy and Procedure: E.O. 12958, as Amended, December 31, 2009
- Access to Government Information in the United States, August 31, 2009
- The Unified Agenda: Implications for Rulemaking Transparency and Participation, July 20, 2009
- The Export Administration Act: Evolution, Provisions, and Debate, updated July 15, 2009
- House Resolutions of Inquiry, June 17, 2009
- The State Secrets Privilege and Other Limits on Litigation Involving Classified Information, May 28, 2009
- Classified Information Procedures Act (CIPA): An Overview, March 2, 1989
- Presidential Records: Issues for the 111th Congress, February 17, 2009
- Presidential Libraries: The Federal System and Related Legislation, updated November 26, 2008
- Reporting Requirements in the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, updated November 13, 2008
- The Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act: Implementation and Proposed Amendments, October 22, 2008
- Presidential Claims of Executive Privilege: History, Law, Practice and Recent Developments, updated August 21, 2008
- Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007: The Role of the Clerk of the House and Secretary of the Senate, updated July 22, 2008
- Freedom of Information Act Amendments: 110th Congress, updated July 21, 2008
- Reauthorization of the E-Government Act: A Brief Overview, May 14, 2008
- Federal Enterprise Architecture and E-Government: Issues for Information Technology Management, updated April 10, 2008
- Secret Sessions of Congress: A Brief Historical Overview, March 27, 2008
- Secret Sessions of the House and Senate, March 27, 2008
- Security Classified and Controlled Information: History, Status, and Emerging Management Issues, updated February 11, 2008
- Congress and the Internet: Highlights, August 29, 2007
- Does Price Transparency Improve Market Efficiency? Implications of Empirical Evidence in Other Markets for the Health Sector, July 24, 2007
- State E-Government Strategies: Identifying Best Practices and Applications, July 23, 2007
- Journalists' Privilege to Withhold Information in Judicial and Other Proceedings: State Shield Statutes, updated June 27, 2007
- Restructuring EPA's Libraries: Background and Issues for Congress, updated June 15, 2007
- Paperwork Reduction Act Reauthorization and Government Information Management Issues, updated January 4, 2007
- "Sensitive But Unclassified" Information and Other Controls: Policy and Options for Scientific and Technical Information, updated December 29, 2006
- Protection of National Security Information, updated December 26, 2006
- Open Access Publishing and Citation Archives: Background and Controversy, updated December 12, 2006
- Televising Supreme Court and Other Federal Court Proceedings: Legislation and Issues, updated November 8, 2006
- The Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act: Background, Overview, and Implementation Issues, October 6, 2006
- Journalists' Privilege: Overview of the Law and 109th Congress Legislation, updated October 3, 2006
- Protection of Security-Related Information, September 27, 2006
- Disclosure of Security Classified Information, memorandum for Rep. Waxman, March 10, 2006
- Balancing Scientific Publication and National Security Concerns: Issues for Congress, updated February 2, 2006
- Tracking Current Federal Legislation and Regulations: A Guide to Basic Sources, updated January 13, 2005
- Interstate Travel: Constitutional Challenges to the Identification Requirement and Other Transportation Security Regulations, updated December 21, 2004
- Secrecy Versus Openness: New Proposed Arrangements for Balancing Competing Needs, updated October 12, 2004
- The Information Quality Act: OMB's Guidance and Initial Implementation, August 19, 2004
- Sensitive Security Information and Transportation Security: Issues and Congressional Options, June 9, 2004
- Privacy Protection: Mandating New Arrangements to Implement and Assess Federal Privacy Policy and Practice, May 27, 2004
- Legal Consequences of Efforts to Induce White House Staff to Waive "Newsman's Source" Protection in Connection with an Investigation of the Disclosure of an Individual's CIA Affiliation, CRS memo to the House Government Reform Committee, April 30, 2004, transmitted to the White House August 30, 2004
- On Whether an Agency May Prohibit a Federal Officer from Providing Accurate Cost Information to the U.S. Congress, memorandum for Rep. Charles Rangel, April 26, 2004
- "Sensitive But Unclassified" and Other Federal Security Controls on Scientific and Technical Information: History and Current Controversy, udpated February 20, 2004
- Sensitive Security Information, February 5, 2004
- High Performance Computers and Export Control Policy: Issues for Congress, updated February 10, 2003
- The Export Administration Act: Evolution, Provisions, and Debate, April 1, 2003
- A Primer on E-Government: Sectors, Stages, Opportunities, and Challenges of Online Governance, updated January 28, 2003
- Congressional Access to Executive Branch Information: Legislative Tools, May 17, 2001
- Government Secrecy and News Management by the Government, 1961-71: a Selected Bibliography, August 5, 1971
Continuity of Government
- National Continuity Policy: A Brief Overview, June 8, 2007
- Emergency Preparedness and Continuity of Operations (COOP) Planning in the Federal Judiciary, updated September 8, 2005
- Legislative Initiatives to Temporarily Relocate Federal Courts Interrupted by Natural or Man-Made Disasters, 109th Congress, September 8, 2005
- Continuity of Government: Current Federal Arrangements and the Future, updated August 5, 2005
- Continuity of Operations (COOP) in the Executive Branch: Issues in the 109th Congress, January 31, 2005
- Martial Law and National Emergency, updated January 7, 2005
- Continuity of Operations (COOP) in the Executive Branch: Background and Issues for Congress, updated November 8, 2004
- Congressional Continuity of Operations (COOP): An Overview of Concepts and Challenges, updated February 3, 2004
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Updated December 5, 2011