SECRECY NEWS
from the FAS Project on Government Secrecy
Volume 2015, Issue No. 37
May 22, 2015

Secrecy News Blog: http://fas.org/blogs/secrecy/

TRACKING FEDERAL FUNDS, AND MORE FROM CRS

"Finding data on federal grants and contracts awarded to states and congressional districts, local governments, nonprofit organizations, contractors, and other eligible entities may present challenges," a new report from the Congressional Research Service observes.

The various tools that are available to help meet those challenges are cataloged and described by CRS in Tracking Federal Funds: USAspending.gov and Other Data Sources, May 13, 2015:

Other noteworthy new and updated CRS reports include the following.

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza: Ongoing Outbreak, CRS Insights, May 19, 2015:

Selected Issues in Homeland Security Policy for the 114th Congress, May 19, 2015:

Congressional Primer on Responding to Major Disasters and Emergencies, updated May 19, 2015:

Deployable Federal Assets Supporting Domestic Disaster Response Operations: Summary and Considerations for Congress, updated May 13, 2015:

Critical Infrastructures: Background, Policy and Implementation, updated May 12, 2015:

Human-Induced Earthquakes from Deep-Well Injection: A Brief Overview, updated May 12, 2015:

Candidates, Groups, and the Campaign Finance Environment, CRS Insights, May 19, 2015:

Uncertainty in Financial Projections of Social Security, CRS Insights, May 14, 2015:

Freedom of Navigation and Territorial Seas, CRS Legal Sidebar, May 18, 2015:

Iran, Gulf Security, and U.S. Policy, updated May 19, 2015:

Perspectives on the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (SSCI) "Torture Report" and Enhanced Interrogation Techniques: In Brief, updated May 14, 2015:

Government Collection of Private Information: Background and Issues Related to the USA PATRIOT Act Reauthorization in Brief, May 19, 2015:

Sunset of Section 215 of the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001, memorandum for the House Judiciary Committee, May 19, 2015:

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