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Congress needs to “rebuild” CRS — and other agencies too!
As a government information librarian, I know the value of reports from the Congressional Research Service (CRS). They’re great publications for understanding public policy being discussed at the Federal level and because of that, FGI has been fighting hard to make those publications public. Steven Aftergood, from the Federation of American Scientists’ Secrecy News project […]
Open CRS Bill Introduced In House and Senate
This is YUGE! The “Equal Access to Congressional Research Service Reports Act of 2016” was introduced in both the House and the Senate, cosponsored by Senators McCain and Leahy and Representatives Lance and Quigley. 40 organizations — including FGI and Stanford University libraries (where I work)! — signed a letter in support of the legislation, […]
A new collection of CRS Reports
A new web site is hosting publicly accessible Congressional Research Service (CRS) reports. The Washington Post quotes Antoine McGrath, who is collaborating with software programmers on the project, as saying that they scan about 100 sites for metadata in CRS studies and host those they find. The oldest one they have so far is from […]
Panel to discuss public access to CRS reports
The Congressional Transparency Caucus is hosting a panel discussion THIS THURSDAY! on public access to CRS reports. I’m so happy to see this movement on this critically important issue. Check it out, and definitely RSVP if you’re in the DC area this thursday! And don’t forget to add your voice to the growing call for […]
Bipartisan coalition urges Congress to make CRS reports available
A bipartisan coalition of 40 organizations and 91 private citizens urged Congress to make non-confidential CRS reports widely available to the public. The organizations signing the letter include AALL, ALA, ARL, and FGI. Letter to Chairman Blunt, Chairman Miller, Ranking Member Schumer, Ranking Member Brady, and Vice Chairman Harper (August 24, 2015). Congress Should Publish […]
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