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Congressional Research Service Reports
Defense Primers

• Defense Primer: A Guide for New Members, updated April 17, 2020
• Defense Primer: U.S. Space Command, CRS In Focus, December 4, 2024
• Defense Primer: Army Multi-Domain Operations (MDO), CRS In Focus, updated October 1, 2024
• Defense Primer: Military Infrastructure Funding, CRS In Focus, September 24, 2024
• Defense Primer: Acquiring Specialty Metals and Sensitive Materials, CRS In Focus, updated August 20, 2024
• Defense Primer: Hypersonic Boost-Glide Weapons, CRS In Focus, updated August 20, 2024
• Defense Primer: Lowest Price Technically Acceptable Contracts, CRS In Focus, updated August 15, 2024
• Defense Primer: Quantum Technology, CRS In Focus, updated August 14, 2024
• Defense Primer: Department of the Navy, CRS In Focus, updated August 5, 2024
• Defense Primer: Naval Forces, CRS In Focus, updated August 5, 2024
• Defense Primer: Strategic Nuclear Forces, CRS In Focus, updated July 19, 2024
• Defense Primer: Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution Process (PPBE), CRS In Focus, updated July 18, 2024
• Defense Primer: U.S. Precision-Guided Munitions, CRS In Focus, updated July 17, 2024
• Defense Primer: LGM-35A Sentinel Intercontinental Ballistic Missile, CRS In Focus, updated July 11, 2024
• Defense Primer: Geography, Strategy, and U.S. Force Design, CRS In Focus, updated July 10, 2024
• Defense Primer: Navy Distributed Maritime Operations (DMO) Concept, CRS In Focus, updated July 3, 2024
• Defense Primer: DOD Domestic School System, CRS In Focus, updated June 26, 2024
• Defense Primer: Agile Combat Employment (ACE) Concept, CRS In Focus, June 24, 2024
• Defense Primer: Personnel Tempo (PERSTEMPO), CRS In Focus, updated June 24, 2024
• Defense Primer: Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC), CRS In Focus, updated June 13, 2024
• Defense Primer: Reserve Forces, CRS In Focus, updated June 11, 2024
• Defense Primer: Department of Defense Contractors, CRS In Focus, updated June 6, 2024
• Defense Primer: Military Officers, CRS In Focus, updated June 4, 2024
• Defense Primer: Active Component Enlisted Recruiting, CRS In Focus, updated June 4, 2024
• Defense Primer: Military Commissaries and Exchanges, CRS In Focus, updated June 3, 2024
• Defense Primer: 80th Anniversary of D-Day, June 6, 1944, CRS Insight, May 29, 2024
• Defense Primer: Concurrent Receipt of Military Retirement and VA Disability, CRS In Focus, updated May 28, 2024
• Defense Primer: Military Separation and Severance Pay, CRS In Focus, updated May 22, 2024
• Defense Primer: Military Enlisted Personnel, CRS In Focus, updated May 21, 2024
• Defense Primer: Military Retirement, CRS In Focus, updated May 20, 2024
• Defense Primer: Command and Control of Nuclear Forces, CRS In Focus, updated May 16, 2024
• Defense Primer: Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security, CRS In Focus, updated May 14, 2024
• Defense Primer: Intelligence Support to Military Operations, CRS In Focus, updated May 9, 2024
• Defense Primer: Directed-Energy Weapons, CRS In Focus, updated May 7, 2024
• Defense Primer: Procurement, CRS In Focus, updated May 7, 2024
• Defense Primer: DOD Transfer and Reprogramming Authorities, CRS In Focus, updated May 1, 2024
• Defense Primer: Budgeting for National and Defense Intelligence, CRS In Focus, updated April 29, 2024
• Defense Primer: National and Defense Intelligence, CRS In Focus, updated April 22, 2024
• Defense Primer: FY2023 Department of Defense Audit Results, CRS In Focus, April 5, 2024
• Defense Primer: The United States Air Force, CRS In Focus, April 1, 2024
• Defense Primer: Defense and Intelligence Unfunded Priorities, CRS In Focus, updated March 29, 2024
• Defense Primer: The Department of Defense, CRS In Focus, updated March 13, 2024
• Defense Primer: The United States Space Force, CRS In Focus, March 13, 2024
• Defense Primer: Military Health System, CRS In Focus, updated March 4, 2024
• Defense Primer: Defense Working Capital Funds, CRS In Focus, updated February 28, 2024
• Defense Primer: Navy Distributed Maritime Operations (DMO) Concept, CRS In Focus, February 27, 2024
• Defense Primer: Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, CRS In Focus, updated February 22, 2024
• Defense Primer: Navigating the NDAA, CRS In Focus, updated February 22, 2024
• Defense Primer: Defense Appropriations Process, CRS In Focus, updated February 2, 2024
• Defense Primer: The NDAA Process, CRS In Focus, updated February 1, 2024
• Defense Primer: U.S. Policy on Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems, CRS In Focus, updated February 1, 2024
• Defense Primer: Ballistic Missile Defense, CRS In Focus, updated January 30, 2024
• Defense Primer: Emerging Technologies, CRS In Focus, updated January 30, 2024
• Defense Primer: Future Years Defense Program (FYDP), CRS In Focus, updated January 23, 2024
• Defense Primer: Senior Reserve Officer Training Corps, CRS In Focus, updated January 19, 2024
• Defense Primer: Department of the Army and Army Command Structure, CRS In Focus, updated January 16, 2024
• Defense Primer: Commanding U.S. Military Operations, CRS In Focus, updated January 12, 2024
• Defense Primer: Special Operations Forces, CRS In Focus, updated January 8, 2024
• Defense Primer: What Is Irregular Warfare?, CRS In Focus, updated January 8, 2024
• Defense Primer: Organization of U.S. Ground Forces, CRS In Focus, updated December 29, 2023
• Defense Primer: Military Pay Raise, CRS In Focus, updated December 26, 2023
• Defense Primer: Cyberspace Operations, CRS In Focus, updated December 14, 2023
• Defense Primer: Operations in the Information Environment, CRS In Focus, updated December 14, 2023
• Defense Primer: Regular Military Compensation, CRS In Focus, updated December 5, 2023
• Defense Primer: National Security Space Launch, CRS In Focus, updated October 10, 2023
• Defense Primer: Military Service Academies, CRS In Focus, updated September 12, 2023
• Defense Primer: International Armaments Cooperation, CRS In Focus, June 9, 2023
• Defense Primer: U.S. Defense Industrial Base, CRS In Focus, updated April 17, 2023
• Defense Primer: The National Technology and Industrial Base, CRS In Focus, updated March 30, 2023
• Defense Primer: The United States Space Force, CRS In Focus, updated March 15, 2023
• Defense Primer: Department of Defense Civilian Employees, CRS In Focus, updated February 6, 2023
• Defense Primer: Military Installations Management, CRS In Focus, updated January 23, 2023
• Defense Primer: The Berry and Kissell Amendments, CRS In Focus, updated January 20, 2023
• Defense Primer: The Military Departments, CRS In Focus, updated January 9, 2023
• Defense Primer: Defense Support of Civil Authorities, CRS In Focus, updated January 3, 2023
• Defense Primer: Department of Defense Maintenance Depots, CRS In Focus, updated December 30, 2022
• Defense Primer: Active Component Enlisted Retention, CRS In Focus, updated December 21, 2022
• Defense Primer: Congress's Constitutional Authority with Regard to the Armed Forces, CRS In Focus, updated December 14, 2022
• Defense Primer: Legal Authorities for the Use of Military Forces, CRS In Focus, updated December 14, 2022
• Defense Primer: President's Constitutional Authority with Regard to the Armed Forces, CRS In Focus, updated December 14, 2022
• Defense Primer: The Defense Logistics Agency, CRS In Focus, updated December 14, 2022
• Defense Primer: Conventional Ammunition Production Industrial Base, CRS In Focus, November 18, 2022
• Defense Primer: Electronic Warfare, CRS In Focus, updated November 14, 2022
• Defense Primer: Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP), CRS In Focus, updated November 14, 2022
• Defense Primer: Military Use of the Electromagnetic Spectrum, CRS In Focus updated November 14, 2022
• Defense Primer: The United States Air Force, CRS In Focus, updated November 14, 2022
• Defense Primer: What Is Command and Control?, CRS In Focus, updated November 14, 2022
• Defense Primer: United States Airpower, CRS In Focus, updated November 14, 2022
• Defense Primer: RDT&E, CRS In Focus, updated November 10, 2022
• Defense Primer: United States Transportation Command, CRS In Focus, updated October 13, 2022
• Defense Primer: Military Physical Fitness Testing and Body Composition Program, CRS In Focus, August 15, 2022
• Defense Primer: Department of Defense Pre-Positioned Materiel, CRS In Focus, updated November 26, 2021
• Defense Health Primer: Military Vaccinations, CRS In Focus, updated August 6, 2021
• Defense Primer: Gold Star Designation, CRS In Focus, updated July 8, 2021
• Defense Primer: DoD "Title 10" Security Cooperation, CRS In Focus, updated May 17, 2021
• Defense Primer: Arlington National Cemetery, CRS In Focus, updated March 16, 2021
• Defense Primer: 75th Anniversary of D-Day, June 6, 1944, CRS In Focus, May 28, 2019
• Defense Primer: DOD Appropriated Fund Civilians, CRS In Focus, March 12, 2019
• Defense Primer: FY2018 Department of Defense Audit Results, CRS In Focus, updated January 9, 2019
• Defense Primer: Defense Working Capital Funds, CRS In Focus, March 23, 2018
• Defense Primer: U.S. Transportation Command (TRANSCOM), CRS In Focus, March 6, 2018
• Defense Primer: Department of Defense Maintenance Depots, CRS In Focus, November 7, 2017
• Defense Primer: The National Defense Budget Function (050), CRS In Focus, March 17, 2017
• Defense Primer: The Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), CRS In Focus, November 16, 2016