SECRECY NEWS
from the FAS Project on Government Secrecy
Volume 2012, Issue No. 46
May 15, 2012

NATO SUMMIT MEETING IN CHICAGO, AND MORE FROM CRS

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization will hold its 2012 summit meeting in Chicago on May 20-21. The meeting, hosted by President Obama, will be closed to the public. The assembled heads of state are expected to discuss the future of the conflict in Afghanistan; NATO defense issues, including the possible reconsideration of the role of nuclear weapons in NATO; and other matters.

A preview of the NATO summit meeting was presented in a new report from the Congressional Research Service. See NATO's Chicago Summit, May 14, 2012:

Other new and updated CRS reports that were obtained by Secrecy News include the following.

Ukraine: Current Issues and U.S. Policy, May 10, 2012:

U.S. Assistance Programs in China, May 11, 2012:

Bahrain: Reform, Security, and U.S. Policy, May 14, 2012:

Medicare Financing, May 11, 2012:

Medicare: History of Insolvency Projections, May 11, 2012:

Job Growth During the Recovery, May 10, 2012:

Foreign Direct Investment in the United States: An Economic Analysis, May 10, 2012:

Outsourcing and Insourcing Jobs in the U.S. Economy: Evidence Based on Foreign Investment Data, May 10, 2012:

Keystone XL Pipeline Project: Key Issues, May 9, 2012:

Immigration of Foreign Nationals with Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Degrees, May 11, 2012:

Federal Labor Relations Statutes: An Overview, May 11, 2012:

FEMA's Community Disaster Loan Program: History, Analysis, and Issues for Congress, May 10, 2012:

How Measures Are Brought to the House Floor: A Brief Introduction, May 14, 2012:

Carbon Capture and Sequestration (CCS): A Primer, May 14, 2012:

The Presidential Nominating Process and the National Party Conventions, 2012: Frequently Asked Questions, May 14, 2012:

Secrecy News will be back next week.

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