SECRECY NEWS
from the FAS Project on Government Secrecy
Volume 2016, Issue No. 5
January 13, 2016

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

THE FEDERAL CYBERSECURITY WORKFORCE, AND MORE FROM CRS

New and updated reports from the Congressional Research Service that Congress has withheld from online public distribution include the following.

The Federal Cybersecurity Workforce: Background and Congressional Oversight Issues for the Departments of Defense and Homeland Security, January 8, 2016:

The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP): In Brief, updated January 8, 2016:

American Agriculture and the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement, January 8, 2016:

Cuba: Issues for the 114th Congress, updated January 11, 2016:

Guatemala: One President Resigns; Another Elected, to Be Inaugurated January 14, CRS Insight, updated January 11, 2016:

China's Recent Stock Market Volatility: What Are the Implications?, CRS Insight, updated January 9, 2016:

Navy John Lewis (TAO-205) Class Oiler Shipbuilding Program: Background and Issues for Congress, updated January 8, 2016:

Navy Ship Names: Background for Congress, updated January 8, 2016:

(This report explains that "John Lewis (TAO-205) class oilers, previously known as TAO(X)s, are being named for people who fought for civil rights and human rights." An oiler is a fuel resupply vessel that is used to transfer fuel to surface ships at sea.)

Navy Force Structure and Shipbuilding Plans: Background and Issues for Congress, updated January 8, 2016:

Free Riders or Compelled Riders? Key Takeaways as Court Considers Major Union Dues Case, CRS Legal Sidebar, January 12, 2016:

Unauthorized Aliens, Higher Education, In-State Tuition, and Financial Aid: Legal Analysis, updated January 11, 2016:

The TRIO Programs: A Primer, updated January 11, 2016:

The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016: Effects on Budgetary Trends, CRS Insight, January 11, 2016:

President Obama Announces Executive Actions to "Reduce Gun Violence", CRS Legal Sidebar, January 8, 2016:

Juvenile Justice Funding Trends, updated January 8, 2016:

Community Services Block Grants (CSBG): Background and Funding, updated January 8, 2016:

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