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Deep Fakes and National Security
Congressional Research Service · 2023-04-17 · Resources · 1,562 words
“Deep fakes”—a term that first emerged in 2017 to describe realistic photo, audio, video, and other forgeries generated with artificial intelligence (AI) technologies—could present a variety of nation...
Defense Primer: U.S. Defense Industrial Base
Congressional Research Service · 2023-04-17 · Resources · 1,517 words · PDF available
The Department of Defense (DOD) relies on a large and complex defense industrial base (DIB) for the materials, products, and services that enable the department’s warfighting capabilities and business...
National Heritage Areas: Background and Issues for Congress
Congressional Research Service · 2023-04-17 · Reports · 9,222 words · PDF available
Since 1984, Congress has established 61 national heritage areas (NHAs) to conserve, enhance, and interpret nationally significant natural, historic, scenic, and cultural resources of areas that illust...
The Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA): A Legal Overview
Congressional Research Service · 2023-04-17 · Reports · 30,234 words · PDF available
A plaintiff injured by a defendant’s wrongful act may file a tort lawsuit to recover money from that defendant. To name a particularly familiar example of a tort, a person who negligently causes a veh...
Regulating Reproductive Health Services After Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization
Congressional Research Service · 2023-04-17 · Resources · 1,765 words · PDF available
Introduction In Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, a five-Justice majority overruled the Supreme Court’s prior decisions in Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v...