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FY2025 NDAA: Department of Defense Acquisition Policy
Congressional Research Service · 2025-02-25 · Posts · 1,852 words · PDF available
The Defense Acquisition System (DAS) develops and maintains the process through which the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) develops and buys goods and services from contractors. The process is based o...
International Discussions Concerning Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems
Congressional Research Service · 2025-02-25 · Resources · 1,551 words · PDF available
Lethal autonomous weapon systems (LAWS), or weapons designed to independently select and engage targets without the need for manual human control, could enable military operations in communications-de...
The Impoundment Control Act of 1974: Background and Congressional Consideration of Rescissions
Congressional Research Service · 2025-02-25 · Reports · 8,739 words · PDF available
Under the U.S. Constitution, Congress exercises the “power of the purse.” This power is expressed through the application of several provisions, particularly Article I, Section 9, clause 7, which stat...
Côte d’Ivoire
Congressional Research Service · 2025-02-25 · Resources · 1,557 words · PDF available
Côte d’Ivoire, the world’s top cocoa producer, has a rapidly growing economy and has been a rising U.S. security partner in the region. Of the $161 million in U.S. bilateral assistance allocated in FY...
The Mojahedin-e-Khalq (MEK) or People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI)
Congressional Research Service · 2025-02-25 · Reports · 3,184 words · PDF available
The Mojahedin-e-Khalq or MEK (also known as the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran, or PMOI) is an exiled Iranian opposition group. This report provides background on the group, including its ori...
Medicaid’s Institution for Mental Diseases (IMD) Exclusion
Congressional Research Service · 2025-02-25 · Resources · 1,765 words · PDF available
Medicaid is a joint federal-state program that finances the delivery of primary and acute medical services, as well as long-term services and supports, for a diverse low-income population, including c...
Women’s History Month Speech Resources: Fact Sheet
Congressional Research Service · 2025-02-25 · Reports · 1,030 words · PDF available
Women’s History Month commemorates the contributions of American women. March was first designated as Women’s History Month on March 12, 1987, by P.L. 100-9. Since then, Presidents have issued annual ...