Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue Briefs articles from February 2005

Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue Briefs archives from February 2005

Immigration: analysis of the major provisions of H.R. 418, the REAL ID Act of 2005.(Column)
February 1, 2005... Summary During the 108th Congress, a number of proposals related to immigration and identification-document security were introduced, some of which were considered in the context of implementing recommendations made by the National...

Creating a national framework for cybersecurity: an analysis of issues and options.
February 1, 2005... Summary Even before the terrorist attacks of September 2001, concerns had been rising among security experts about the vulnerabilities to attack of computer systems and associated infrastructure. Yet, despite increasing attention from...

What is cybersecurity?(Creating a National Framework for Cybersecurity: An Analysis of Issues and Options)(Column)
February 1, 2005... One of the prerequisites for developing a common national framework for cybersecurity is a common understanding of what this and related terms mean. Achieving that can be difficult, for several reasons. Perhaps the major one is complexity....

Where are the major weaknesses in cybersecurity?(Creating a National Framework for Cybersecurity: An Analysis of Issues and Options)(Column)
February 1, 2005... Cyberspace is large, somewhat amorphous, and growing. It is interconnected in ways that can be difficult to characterize or even identify. It is also global, and most of it is in the private sector. Therefore, a thorough determination of what...

What are the major means of leverage?(Creating a National Framework for Cybersecurity: An Analysis of Issues and Options)(Column)
February 1, 2005... The above discussion illustrates the depth of the challenge faced in developing effective cybersecurity. It also shows the diversity, ubiquity, and importance of cyberspace components and demonstrates that cyberspace includes important elements...

What roles should government and the private sector play?(Creating a National Framework for Cybersecurity: An Analysis of Issues and Options)
February 1, 2005... The above discussion shows that (1) there is currently no unified national framework for improving cybersecurity, (2) there are several areas of weakness where such a framework could be useful in generating improvements, and (3) several means...

FY2006 appropriations for state and local homeland security.
February 1, 2005... Summary In the FY2006 budget request, the Administration proposes roughly $3.36 billion for state and local homeland security assistance programs. This is $235 million less than these programs were appropriated in FY2005 ($3.59 billion)....

Plan Colombia: a progress report.
February 1, 2005... Summary Plan Colombia was developed by former President Pastrana (1998-2002) as a six-year plan to end Colombia's long armed conflict, eliminate drug trafficking, and promote economic and social development. The Andean Counterdrug...