Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue Briefs articles from September 2007

Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue Briefs archives from September 2007

Iraqi civilian deaths estimates: updated September 5, 2007.(CRS Report for Congress)
September 1, 2007... Summary This report presents various governmental and nongovernmental estimates of Iraqi civilian fatalities. The Department of Defense (DOD) regularly updates total U.S. military death and wounded statistics from Operation Iraqi Freedom...

Iraq: government formation and benchmarks: updated September 20, 2007. (CRS Report for Congress).
September 1, 2007... Summary Elections in 2005 produced a permanent constitution and a broad-based but Shiiteled government that has been unwilling or unable to take major steps to reduce Sunni popular resentment and is showing signs of fragmentation. An...

Iraq: post-Saddam governance and security: updated September 21, 2007.(CRS Report for Congress)
September 1, 2007... Summary Operation Iraqi Freedom overthrew Saddam Hussein's regime, but much of Iraq remains violent because of Sunni Arab resentment and a related insurgency, compounded by Sunni-Shiite sectarian violence and increased violent competition...

Policy in the 1990s emphasized containment.(Iraq: Post-Saddam Governance and Security)
September 1, 2007... Prior to the January 16, 1991, launch of Operation Desert Storm to reverse Iraq's August 1990 invasion of Kuwait, President George H.W. Bush called on the Iraqi people to overthrow Saddam. That Administration decided not to try to do so...

Post-September 11, 2001: regime change and war.(Iraq: Post-Saddam Governance and Security)
September 1, 2007... Several senior Bush Administration officials had long been advocates of a regime change policy toward Iraq, but the difficulty of that strategy led the Bush Administration initially to continue its predecessor's containment policy. (12) Some...

Post-Saddam transition and governance.(Iraq: Post-Saddam Governance and Security)(Report)
September 1, 2007... According to statements by President Bush, U.S. goals are for an Iraq that can sustain, govern, and defend itself and is a partner in the global war on terrorism. Administration officials have, for the most part, dropped an earlier stated goal...

Security challenges, responses, and options.(Iraq: Post-Saddam Governance and Security)
September 1, 2007... Since the fall of Saddam Hussein, the United States has employed a multifaceted approach to stabilizing Iraq, but the effort was clearly faltering as of the end of 2006. The Iraq Study Group said in its December 6, 2006, report that the...

Iraq study group report, legislative proposals, and other options.(Iraq: Post-Saddam Governance and Security)(Table)
September 1, 2007... In formulating the "troop surge" strategy announced on January 10, 2007, President Bush said he weighed the December 6, 2006, report of the Iraq Study Group, as well as input from several other reviews, including one directed by the Joint...

Iran's influence in Iraq.(Report)
September 1, 2007... Summary Iran is actively assisting the major Shiite Muslim political factions in Iraq, most of which have longstanding ideological, political, and religious sectarian ties to Tehran. A more pressing U.S. concern is that Iran is purportedly...

U.S. immigration policy on permanent admissions: updated September 12, 2007. (CRS Report for Congress).(Chart)
September 1, 2007... Summary When President George W. Bush announced his principles for immigration reform in January 2004, he included an increase in permanent immigration as a key component. President Bush has stated that immigration reform is a top priority...

Iran: U.S. concerns and policy responses: updated September 5, 2007. (CRS Report for Congress).(Report)
September 1, 2007... Summary According to the Administration's "National Security Strategy" document released on March 16, 2006, the United States "may face no greater challenge from a single country than Iran." That perception continues, generated primarily...

Political history.(Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses)
September 1, 2007... Much of the debate over U.S. policy toward Iran has centered on the nature of the current regime; some believe that Iran, a country of almost 70 million people, is a threat to U.S. interests because hardliners in Iran's regime dominate and set...

Regime stability, human rights, and recent elections.(Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses)
September 1, 2007... About a decade after founding the Islamic republic, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini died on June 3, 1989. The regime he established appears relatively stable, despite internal schisms, occasional unrest in areas inhabited by minorities, and...

Iran's strategic capabilities and weapons of mass destruction programs.(Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses)
September 1, 2007... The Administration's "National Security Strategy" document released March 16, 2006--which continues to represent a prevailing Administration view--says the United States "may face no greater challenge from a single country than from Iran," an...

Foreign policy and support for terrorist groups.(Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses)
September 1, 2007... Iran's foreign policy is a product of the ideology of Iran's Islamic revolution, blended with long-standing national interests. The State Department report on international terrorism for 2006, released April 30, 2007, again stated (as it has...

U.S. policy responses, options, and legislation.(Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses)
September 1, 2007... The February 11, 1979 fall of the Shah of Iran, a key U.S. ally, opened a long rift in U.S.-Iranian relations. On November 4, 1979, radical "students" seized the U.S. Embassy in Tehran and held its diplomats hostage until minutes after...

Conclusion.(Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses)(Table)
September 1, 2007... Mistrust between the United States and Iran's Islamic regime has run deep for over two decades, even before the emergence of a dispute over Iran's nuclear program. Many experts say that all factions in Iran are united on major national security...

FCC media ownership rules: current status and issues for Congress: updated September 12, 2007.(CRS Report for Congress)(Federal Communications Commission)
September 1, 2007... Summary On June 2, 2003, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) modified five of its media ownership rules, easing restrictions on the ownership of multiple television stations (nationally and in local markets) and on...

Operation Iraqi Freedom and the Global War on Terror: selected legislation from the 110th Congress: September 17, 2007.(CRS Report for Congress)
September 1, 2007... Summary Both the Iraq War and the Global War on Terror have been the subjects of considerable legislative activity since the opening days of the 110th Congress. After the Iraq Study Group released its recommendations on December 6, 2006,...

Yemen: current conditions and U.S. relations: September 12, 2007.(CRS Report for Congress)
September 1, 2007... Summary Yemen, the only republic on the Arabian Peninsula, is the poorest country in that area. A presidential election deemed relatively fair was held in 2006 with President Ali Abdullah Salih winning reelection with 77% of the popular...

Renewable energy: background and issues for the 110th Congress: September 6, 2007.(CRS Report for Congress)
September 1, 2007... Summary Renewable energy can be used to produce liquid fuels and electricity. A variety of funding, tax incentives, and regulatory policies have been enacted to support renewables as a means for addressing concerns about energy security,...

Food safety: selected issues and bills in the 110th Congress: September 4, 2007.(CRS Report for Congress)
September 1, 2007... Summary A series of widely publicized food safety problems, including concerns about adulterated pet food ingredients and farmed seafood from China, foodborne illness outbreaks linked to the bacterium E. coli O157:H7 on leafy produce from...

The FY2008 National Defense Authorization Act: Selected Military Personnel Policy Issues: September 7, 2007.(CRS Report for Congress)
September 1, 2007... Summary Military personnel issues typically generate significant interest from many Members of Congress and their staffs. Ongoing military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan in support of what the Bush Administration terms the Global War...

The death penalty: Capital Punishment Legislation in the 110th Congress: September 7, 2007.(CRS Report for Congress)(rules on dealth penalty and administration on criminal procedure)
September 1, 2007... Summary Most capital offenses are state crimes. In 1994, however, Congress revived the death penalty as a federal sentencing option. More than a few federal statutes now proscribe offenses punishable by death. A number of bills have been...

Conventional Arms Transfers to Developing Nations, 1999-2006: September 26, 2007.(CRS Report for Congress)
September 1, 2007... Summary This report is prepared annually to provide Congress with official, unclassified, quantitative data on conventional arms transfers to developing nations by the United States and foreign countries for the preceding eight calendar...

Introduction and overview.(Conventional Arms Transfers to Developing Nations, 1999-2006)
September 1, 2007... This report provides Congress with official, unclassified, background data from U.S. government sources on transfers of conventional arms to developing nations by major suppliers for the period 1999 through 2006. It also includes some data on...

Major findings.(Conventional Arms Transfers to Developing Nations, 1999-2006)
September 1, 2007... General Trends in Arms Transfers Worldwide The value of all arms transfer agreements worldwide (to both developed and developing nations) in 2006 was $40.3 billion. This was a decrease in arms agreements values over 2005, a decline of...

Summary of data trends, 1999-2006.(Conventional Arms Transfers to Developing Nations, 1999-2006)
September 1, 2007... Tables 1 through 1J (pages 47-57) present data on arms transfer agreements with developing nations by major suppliers from 1999-2006. These data show the most recent trends in arms contract activity by major suppliers. Delivery data, which...

Selected weapons deliveries to developing nations, 1999-2006.(Conventional Arms Transfers to Developing Nations, 1999-2006)(Asia, Russia, and Middle East)
September 1, 2007... Other useful data for assessing arms transfers are those that indicate who has actually delivered specific numbers of specific classes of military items to a region. These data are relatively "hard" in that they reflect actual transfers of...

Worldwide arms transfer agreements and deliveries values, 1999-2006.(Conventional Arms Transfers to Developing Nations, 1999-2006)
September 1, 2007... Ten tables follow. Tables 8, 8A, and 8B and Tables 9, 9A, and 9B, provide the total dollar values for arms transfer agreements and arms deliveries worldwide for the years 1999-2006 in the same format and detail as do Tables 1, 1A, and 1B and...

Description of items counted in weapons categories, 1999-2006.(Conventional Arms Transfers to Developing Nations, 1999-2006)
September 1, 2007... Tanks and Self-propelled Guns: This category includes light, medium, and heavy tanks; self-propelled artillery; self-propelled assault guns. Artillery: This category includes field and air defense artillery, mortars, rocket launchers and...

Regions identified in arms transfer tables and charts.(Conventional Arms Transfers to Developing Nations, 1999-2006)(Table)
September 1, 2007... ASIA Afghanistan Australia Bangladesh Brunei Burma (Myanmar) China Fiji India Indonesia Japan Cambodia Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Laos Malaysia Nepal New Zealand ...

Iran: U.S. concerns and policy responses: updated September 25, 2007.(CRS Report for Congress)
September 1, 2007... Summary According to the Administration's "National Security Strategy" document released on March 16, 2006, the United States "may face no greater challenge from a single country than Iran." That perception continues, generated primarily...

Regime stability, human rights, and recent elections.(Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses)
September 1, 2007... About a decade after founding the Islamic republic, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini died on June 3, 1989. The regime he established appears relatively stable, despite internal schisms, occasional unrest in areas inhabited by minorities, and...

Iran's strategic capabilities and weapons of mass destruction programs.(Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses)
September 1, 2007... The Administration's "National Security Strategy" document released March 16, 2006--which continues to represent a prevailing Administration view--says the United States "may face no greater challenge from a single country than from Iran," an...

Foreign policy and support for terrorist groups.(Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses)
September 1, 2007... Iran's foreign policy is a product of the ideology of Iran's Islamic revolution, blended with long-standing national interests. The State Department report on international terrorism for 2006, released April 30, 2007, again stated (as it has...

U.S. policy responses, options, and legislation.(Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses)
September 1, 2007... The February 11, 1979 fall of the Shah of Iran, a key U.S. ally, opened a long rift in U.S.-Iranian relations. On November 4, 1979, radical "students" seized the U.S. Embassy in Tehran and held its diplomats hostage until minutes after...

Conclusion.(Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses)
September 1, 2007... Mistrust between the United States and Iran's Islamic regime has run deep for over two decades, even before the emergence of a dispute over Iran's nuclear program. Many experts say that all factions in Iran are united on major national security...

Ethanol and other biofuels: potential for U.S.-Brazil energy cooperation: September 27, 2007.(CRS Report for Congress)
September 1, 2007... Summary In the past several years, high oil and gas prices, instability in many oil-producing countries, and concerns about global climate change have heightened interest in ethanol and other biofuels as alternatives to petroleum products....

Campaign finance: developments in the 110th Congress.(CRS Report for Congress)(Report)
September 1, 2007... Summary Recent events suggest continued congressional interest in campaign finance policy. This report provides an overview and analysis of 110th Congress legislation addressed in hearings or that has passed at least one chamber. The...

Journalists' privilege: overview of the law and legislation in the 109th and 110th Congresses: September 28, 2007.(CRS Report for Congress)(Branzburg v. Hayes)(Report)
September 1, 2007... Summary In Branzburg v. Hayes, the Supreme Court wrote journalists claim "that to gather news it is often necessary to agree either not to identify the source of information published or to publish only part of the facts revealed, or both;...

PEPFAR: from emergency to sustainability: September 28, 2007.(CRS Report for Congress)(President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief)(Report)
September 1, 2007... Summary The Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) estimates that HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis (TB), and malaria kill more than 6 million people each year. At the end of 2006, about 39.5 million people were living with HIV/AIDS, 2.3...

International Monetary Fund (IMF): financial reform and the possible sale of IMF gold.(CRS Report for Congress)(Report)
September 1, 2007... Summary The International Monetary Fund faces a unique set of challenges in the current economic environment. With the continuing growth in the emerging market economies, the demand for IMF assistance has shrunk dramatically. In order to...

Brazil's WTO case against U.S. agricultural support: a brief overview.(CRS Report for Congress)(World Trade Organization)(Report)
September 1, 2007... Summary On July 11, 2007, Brazil requested consultations with the United States, under World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute settlement rules, to discuss two charges against U.S. farm programs--first, that the United States has exceeded...

Post-war Iraq: foreign contributions to training, peacekeeping, and reconstruction: updated September 25, 2007.(CRS Report for Congress)
September 1, 2007... Summary Securing and maintaining foreign contributions to the reconstruction and stabilization of Iraq has been a major priority for U.S. policymakers since the launch of Operation Iraqi Freedom in March 2003. This report tracks important...

Presidential claims of executive privilege: history, law, practice and recent developments: updated September 17, 2007.(CRS Report for Congress)(Report)
September 1, 2007... Summary Presidential claims of a right to preserve the confidentiality of information and documents in the face of legislative demands have figured prominently, though intermittently, in executive-congressional relations since at least...

Afghanistan: post-war governance, security, and U.S. policy: updated September 10, 2007.(CRS Report for Congress)
September 1, 2007... Summary Assessments of the U.S. effort to stabilize Afghanistan are mixed. The political transition was completed with the convening of a parliament in December 2005, but since 2006 insurgent threats to Afghanistan's government have...

Background to recent developments.(Afghanistan: Post-War Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy)
September 1, 2007... Prior to the founding of a monarchy in 1747 by Ahmad Shah Durrani, Afghanistan was territory inhabited by tribes and tribal confederations linked to neighboring nations, not a distinct entity. King Amanullah Khan (1919-1929) launched attacks on...

Post-war stabilization and reconstruction (5).(Afghanistan: Post-War Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy)
September 1, 2007... The war paved the way for the success of a decade-long U.N. effort to form a broad-based Afghan government; the United Nations was viewed as a credible mediator by all sides largely because of its role in ending the Soviet occupation. During...

Post-war security operations and force capacity building.(Afghanistan: Post-War Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy)
September 1, 2007... The top security priority of the Administration has been to prevent Al Qaeda and the Taliban from challenging the Afghan government. The pillars of the U.S. security effort are: (1) continuing combat operations by U.S. and other coalition...

Regional context.(Afghanistan: Post-War Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy)
September 1, 2007... Although most of Afghanistan's neighbors believe that the fall of the Taliban has stabilized the region, some experts believe that some neighboring governments are attempting to manipulate Afghanistan's factions to their advantage, even though...

U.S. and international aid to Afghanistan.(Afghanistan: Post-War Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy)
September 1, 2007... Many experts believe that financial assistance and accelerating reconstruction would do more to improve the security situation than intensified anti-Taliban combat. Afghanistan's economy and society are still fragile after decades of warfare...

Residual issues from past conflicts.(Afghanistan: Post-War Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy)(land mines and missiles)
September 1, 2007... A few issues remain unresolved from Afghanistan's many years of conflict, such as Stinger retrieval and mine eradication. Stinger Retrieval. Beginning in late 1985 following internal debate, the Reagan Administration provided about 2,000...

Appendix 1: U.S. and international sanctions lifted.(Afghanistan: Post-War Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy)(Table)(Report)
September 1, 2007... Virtually all U.S. and international sanctions on Afghanistan, some imposed during the Soviet occupation era and others on the Taliban regime, have now been lifted. * On January 10, 2003, President Bush signed a proclamation making...

Arms sales: congressional review process: updated September 12, 2007.(CRS Report for Congress)(Report)
September 1, 2007... Summary This report reviews the process and procedures that currently apply to congressional consideration of foreign arms sales proposed by the President. This includes consideration of proposals to sell major defense equipment, defense...

Instances of use of United States armed forces abroad, 1798-2007: updated September 12, 2007.(CRS Report for Congress)(Chronology)(Report)
September 1, 2007... Summary This report lists hundreds of instances in which the United States has used its armed forces abroad in situations of military conflict or potential conflict or for other than normal peacetime purposes. It was compiled in part from...

Venezuela: political conditions and U.S. policy.(CRS Report for Congress)
September 1, 2007... Summary Under the populist rule of President Hugo Chavez, first elected in 1998 and most recently reelected to a six-year term in December 2006, Venezuela has undergone enormous political changes, with a new constitution and unicameral...

Afghanistan: narcotics and U.S. policy.(CRS Report for Congress)(Report)
September 1, 2007... Summary Opium poppy cultivation and drug trafficking have become significant negative factors in Afghanistan's fragile political and economic order over the last 25 years. Afghan, U.S., and coalition efforts to provide viable economic...

Introduction.(Afghanistan: Narcotics and U.S. Policy)
September 1, 2007... In spite of ongoing international efforts to combat Afghanistan's narcotics trade, U.N. officials estimate that a record opium poppy crop was produced in Afghanistan during the 2006-2007 season that supplied 93% of the world's illicit opium....

Afghanistan's opium economy.(Afghanistan: Narcotics and U.S. Policy)(Report)
September 1, 2007... Opium production has become an entrenched negative element of Afghanistan's fragile political and economic order over the last 25 years in spite of ongoing local, regional, and international efforts to reverse its growth. At the time of...

Narcotics and security.(Afghanistan: Narcotics and U.S. Policy)(Report)
September 1, 2007... Experts and officials have identified three areas of concern about the potential impact of the Afghan narcotics trade on the security of Afghanistan, the United States, and the international community. Each is first summarized, and then more...

The international policy response.(Afghanistan: Narcotics and U.S. Policy)(Report)
September 1, 2007... The Bonn Agreement that established the Afghan Interim Authority committed Afghanistan's new government to cooperation with the international community "in the fight against terrorism, drugs and organized crime." (62) After taking office in...

Issues for congress.(Afghanistan: Narcotics and U.S. Policy)(Report)
September 1, 2007... Experts and government officials have warned that narcotics trafficking may jeopardize the success of international efforts to secure and stabilize Afghanistan. U.S. officials believe that efforts to reverse the related trends of opium...

Appendix A.(Afghanistan: Narcotics and U.S. Policy)(Bibliography)
September 1, 2007... Cited Field Surveys Doris Buddenberg and William A. Byrd (eds.), Afghanistan's Drug Industry: Structure, Functioning, Dynamics, and Implications for Counter-Narcotics Policy, World Bank/UNODC, November 2006. Jonathan Goodhand, "From...

The reliable replacement warhead program: background and current developments: updated September 18,2007.(CRS Report for Congress)
September 1, 2007... Summary Most current U.S. nuclear warheads were built in the 1970s and 1980s and are being retained longer than was planned. Yet they deteriorate and must be maintained. To correct problems, a Life Extension Program (LEP), part of a larger...

Syria: U.S. relations and bilateral issues: updated September 19, 2007.(CRS Report for Congress)
September 1, 2007... Summary An array of bilateral issues continues to affect relations between the United States and Syria: the course of Arab-Israeli talks; questions of arms proliferation; Syrian connections with terrorist activity; Syria's role in Lebanon;...

U.S. strategic nuclear forces: background, developments, and issues: updated September 5, 2007.(CRS Report for Congress)
September 1, 2007... Summary During the Cold War, the U.S. nuclear arsenal contained many types of delivery vehicles for nuclear weapons. The longer range systems, which included long-range missiles based on U.S. territory, long-range missiles based on...

Presidential signing statements: constitutional and institutional implications: updated September 17, 2007.(CRS Report for Congress)
September 1, 2007... Summary Presidential signing statements are official pronouncements issued by the President contemporaneously to the signing of a bill into law that, in addition to commenting on the law generally, have been used to forward the President's...

The Military Commissions Act of 2006: analysis of procedural rules and comparison with previous DOD rules and the uniform code of military justice: updated September 27, 2007.(CRS Report for Congress)(Department of Defense)
September 1, 2007... Summary On November 13, 2001, President Bush issued a Military Order (M.O.) pertaining to the detention, treatment, and trial of certain non-citizens in the war against terrorism. Military commissions pursuant to the M.O. began in November...

Introduction.(The Military Commissions Act of 2006: Analysis of Procedural Rules and Comparison with Previous DOD Rules and the Uniform Code of Military Justice)
September 1, 2007... Rasul v. Bush, issued by the U.S. Supreme Court at the end of its 2003-2004 term, clarified that U.S. courts do have jurisdiction to hear petitions for habeas corpus on behalf of the approximately 550 persons then detained at the U.S. Naval...

The Military Commissions Act of 2006.(The Military Commissions Act of 2006: Analysis of Procedural Rules and Comparison with Previous DOD Rules and the Uniform Code of Military Justice)(Law overview)
September 1, 2007... In response to the Hamdan decision, Congress enacted the Military Commissions Act of 2006 ("MCA") to grant the President express authority to convene military commissions to prosecute those fitting the definition under the MCA of "alien...

Proposed legislation.(The Military Commissions Act of 2006: Analysis of Procedural Rules and Comparison with Previous DOD Rules and the Uniform Code of Military Justice)
September 1, 2007... A number of bills have been introduced in the 110th Congress to amend the MCA. For additional legislation pertaining to detainees and habeas corpus, see CRS Report RL33180, Enemy Combatant Detainees: Habeas Corpus Challenges in Federal Court,...

Defense: FY2008 authorization and appropriations: updated September 17, 2007.(CRS Report for Congress)
September 1, 2007... Summary The President's FY2008 federal budget request, released February 5, 2007, included $647.2 billion in new budget authority for national defense. In addition to $483.2 billion for the regular operations of the Department of Defense...

Most recent developments.(Defense: FY2008 Authorization and Appropriations)
September 1, 2007... The House passed its version of the FY2008 Defense Appropriations Bill (H.R. 3222) in the early hours of August 5 by a vote of 395-13, approving a total spending figure of $459.6 billion, which is $3.5 billion less than the President's request...

Defense appropriations: highlights of Senate committee action.(Defense: FY2008 Authorization and Appropriations)
September 1, 2007... The version of H.R. 3222, the FY2008 defense appropriations bill, approved September 12 by the Senate Appropriations Committee would provide $448.7 billion in discretionary budget authority, a reduction of $3.5 billion from the President's...

Status of legislation.(Defense: FY2008 Authorization and Appropriations)(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... Congress began action on the annual defense authorization bill with the House Armed Services Committee approving its version of the bill (H.R. 1585) in a session that began May 9, and with House passage on May 17. The Senate Armed Services...

Facts and figures: congressional action on the FY2008 defense budget request.(Defense: FY2008 Authorization and Appropriations)
September 1, 2007... The following tables provide a quick reference to congressional action on defense budget totals. Additional details will be added as congressional action on the FY2008 defense funding bills proceeds. * Table 2 shows the Administration's...

FY2008 defense budget request and outyear plans: questions of affordability and balance.(Defense: FY2008 Authorization and Appropriations)
September 1, 2007... Several aspects of the Department's FY2008 budget request and its projected budgets through FY2013 raise questions about the affordability of DOD's plan as a whole and about the balance of spending among major elements of the defense budget....

Issues in the FY2008 Global War on Terror request (20).(Defense: FY2008 Authorization and Appropriations)(Report)
September 1, 2007... For the seventh year of war operations since the 9/11 attacks, DOD originally requested $141.7 billion, 29% of the amount it is requesting for all routine DOD activity in FY2008. For the first time since the 9/11 attacks, the Administration has...

Potential issues in the FY2008 base budget request.(Defense: FY2008 Authorization and Appropriations)
September 1, 2007... Following is a brief summary of some of the other issues that may emerge during congressional action on the FY2008 defense authorization and appropriations bills, based on congressional action on the FY2007 funding bills and early debate...

Bill-by-bill synopsis of congressional action to date.(Defense: FY2008 Authorization and Appropriations)
September 1, 2007... Congressional Budget Resolution Congress has completed, work on the annual congressional budget resolution, which includes recommended ceilings for FY2008 and the following four fiscal years on budget authority and outlays for national...

For additional reading.(Defense: FY2008 Authorization and Appropriations)
September 1, 2007... Overall Defense Budget CRS Report 98-756, Defense Authorization and Appropriations Bills: FY1970-FY2007, by Thomas Coipuram Jr. FY2008 Defense Budget: Issues for Congress--Seminar Slides, by Stephen Daggett, Ronald O'Rourke, David F....