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The National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS): Benefits and Issues
Congressional Research Service · 2025-07-07 · Reports · 7,967 words · PDF available
Since 1930, the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI’s) Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) program has collected and published nationwide crime statistics. Federal, state, local, and tribal law enforceme...
Defense Primer: Department of the Navy
Congressional Research Service · 2025-07-07 · Resources · 1,744 words · PDF available
One Military Department with Two Military Services The Department of the Navy (DON) is a single military department that includes two military services—the Navy and the Marine Corps. As such, DON has ...
Defense Primer: Navy Distributed Maritime Operations (DMO) Concept
Congressional Research Service · 2025-07-07 · Resources · 1,422 words · PDF available
Introduction Distributed Maritime Operations (DMO) is the operating concept of the Department of the Navy (or DON, which includes the Navy and Marine Corps) for using U.S. naval (i.e., Navy and Marine...
“Deference Squared”: Supreme Court Limits NEPA’s Scope and Courts’ Reach in Seven County Infrastructure Coalition
Congressional Research Service · 2025-07-07 · Posts · 2,929 words · PDF available
The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requires federal agencies to consider the environmental impacts of certain major federal actions that will affect the environment. The Supreme Court’s May ...
Defense Primer: Regular Military Compensation
Congressional Research Service · 2025-07-07 · Resources · 1,389 words · PDF available
Congress sets compensation levels for members of the Armed Forces through statutory authorizations and appropriations. When people talk about military pay, they are often referring only to “basic pay....
Forced-Reset Triggers: Recent Executive Action and Issues for Congress
Congressional Research Service · 2025-07-07 · Posts · 1,025 words · PDF available
On May 16, 2025, the Trump Administration announced a settlement resolving several civil lawsuits, including between the U.S. federal government and Rare Breed Triggers, a company that sells forced re...
Juneteenth: Fact Sheet
Congressional Research Service · 2025-07-07 · Reports · 3,212 words · PDF available
Juneteenth celebrates the end of slavery in the United States. It is also known as Emancipation Day, Freedom Day, Jubilee Day, Juneteenth Independence Day, Black Independence Day, and, by statute, Jun...