Congressional Research Service

Romney's Family Trusts Failed To Keep His Divestment Pledge

AP | STEPHEN BRAUN | Posted 04.02.2012

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WASHINGTON — Presidential candidate Mitt Romney promised in 2007 he would shed any investments that conflicted with Republican positions on hot-...

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Miles to Go

David Isenberg | Posted 01.22.2012

Read More: Congressional Research Service, Afghanistan Contractors, Military Contracting, Government Contracting, Business News
David Isenberg

The state of the U.S. governmental acquisition process being what it is, namely overwhelmed and under resourced, it has miles to go before we can sleep comfortably about U.S. tax dollars being used wisely.

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Ex-Gitmo Prosecutor Suing Library Of Congress Over Op-Eds Firing

AP | By NEDRA PICKLER | Posted 01.10.2012

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WASHINGTON -- The former chief military prosecutor at Guantanamo Bay is suing the Library of Congress for firing him after he wrote opinion columns in...

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Joy Resmovits

Duncan's No Child Left Behind Proposal 'May Face ... Legal Challenges'

HuffingtonPost.com | Joy Resmovits | Posted 09.04.2011

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Does U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan have the legal authority to move forward with a proposal that allows states to bypass school performance ...

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Senate Sets Record For Travel Costs

Roll Call | Amanda Becker | Posted 08.14.2011

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The costs of overseas trips taken by Senators and their staffers jumped by about 20 percent last year, reaching an all-time high of more than $5 milli...

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Some Federal Food Service Workers Make More Than State Governors

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 08.06.2011

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Despite the political power, governors aren't always the most well-paid government employees in their state. In fact, a recent report from the Con...

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Senator Landrieu: The Apologist

Edward Flattau | Posted 07.17.2011

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Edward Flattau

The Senate's most outspoken apologist for the oil industry is at it again. Sen. Mary Landrieu, recently declared that eliminating federal subsidies to the major oil companies would be a gross injustice.

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Study Finds Big Gaps In Rules For Foreign Travel Disclosure

Roll Call | Posted 05.25.2011

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Congressional reports on foreign travel are essentially useless for determining where Members went, how much was spent and who traveled with the lawma...

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Mission Impossible? Educating the American Public about Health Reform

Linda Bergthold | Posted 05.25.2011

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Linda Bergthold

Your mission, should you decide to accept it, is to help educate the American public about health reform, person by person, from the ground up.

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ACORN Is Back in the News, but News Still Gets It Wrong

Peter Dreier | Posted 05.25.2011

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Peter Dreier

This week, the FBI arrested 25-year old James O'Keefe and three other men, charging them with plotting to tamper with phones in the New Orleans office...

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Secret Service Spread Thin By Threats Facing U.S. Leaders

Posted 05.25.2011

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An internal Congressional Research Service report says that the Secret Service does not that have the resources to deal with the unprecedented number ...

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Morris Davis, Top Congressional Researcher On Afghanistan Fired

newsweek.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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The top congressional official who oversees research on foreign policy and defense issues, including the war in Afghanistan, has been fired from his j...

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Up To 56,000 More Contractors Could Be Sent With Troops To Afghanistan

TPM | Justin Elliott | Posted 05.25.2011

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Private contractors will make up at least half of the total military workforce in Afghanistan going forward, according to Defense Department officials...

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Afghan War Costs US $3.6 Billion Per Month: Data

The Hill | Roxana Tiron | Posted 05.25.2011

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The United States spends about $3.6 billion a month in Afghanistan, according to data provided by the Congressional Research Service. ...

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Congressional Research Service Praises Lobbying Reforms Under Obama

politico.com | KENNETH P. VOGEL | Posted 05.25.2011

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Critics across the political spectrum have lambasted the Obama administration's restrictions on lobbying as everything from a loophole-ridden politica...

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Former Guantanamo Prosecutor Loses Job for Criticizing Military Commissions

Andy Worthington | Posted 05.25.2011

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Andy Worthington

orris Davis, the retired Air Force Colonel who served as the Chief Prosecutor of the Military Commissions at Guantánamo until 2007, has just lost his job for writing an op-ed for the Wall Street Journal.

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Ryan Grim

GOP FAIL: Congressional Report Says Bill Defunding ACORN Appears Unconstitutional

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Defund Acorn Act is likely to be ruled unconstitutional, the Congressional Research Service says in a report obtained by the Huffington Post, resp...

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