http://www.llsdc.org/attachments/wysiwyg/544/Cong-Cmte-Overview.pdf
Discusses the history and development of the congressional committee system including the different types of committees, the emergence of standing committees, the connection between budgetary and committee reforms, and post 9/11 changes to congressional committees. From the Law Librarians Society of Washington
http://millercenter.org/policy/commissions/warpowers/appendices
Provides a collection of additional information relating to the National War Powers Commission Report including a war powers primer, an overview of facts relevant to war powers issues in selected conflicts since World War II, federal courts and the war powers, polls relating to war powers, and a war powers bibliography. From the Miller Center of Public Affairs at the University of Virginia.
Report by panel headed by former Secretaries of State James Baker and Warren Christopher and co-directed by William and Mary interim president W. Taylor Reveley III. Calls for the replacement of the ineffective War Powers Resolution of 1973 by a proposed new War Powers Consultation Act of 2009 to resolve ongoing problems about how war powers are allocated among the branches of government. From the Miller Center of Public Affairs at the University of Virginia.
http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RL34492_20080514.pdf
December 2007 marked the 5 year anniversary of the passage of the E-Government Act of 2002 and the point at which reauthorization of provisions of the act became necessary. This report discusses the purpose and provisions of the E-Government Act, the funding that has been included, and the issues for Congress to consider as part of any reauthorization. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by OpenCRS.org.
http://www.opm.gov/ses/transition/index.asp
Covers standards of ethical conduct, positions and individuals subject to change in the transition, the process of appointments, and compensation. From the Office of Personnel Management
http://www.dni.gov/reports/IC_Information_Sharing_Strategy.pdf
Describes the strategy designed to overcome past practices, where each intelligence agency developed its own networks and data repositories and guarded the information closely. Information sharing among intelligence agencies is now a top priority. From the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/mideast/RL34362.pdf
Examines the difference between treaties and executive agreements, especially as regards the role of congress, historical practice regarding security agreements, and congressional oversight of security agreements. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists.
http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RL34373_20080213.pdf
Presidential Executive Order 13457, issued in January 2008, attempts to curtail the legislative practice of spending via earmarked projects added to committee reports or other congressional documents. This report provides an overview of the provisions of the executive order, considers the degree to which presidential authority can control congressional spending directives, and evaluates potential congressional responses to the executive order. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by OpenCRS.org.
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RL31685.pdf
Holds are an informal senate custom unrecognized in rules or precedents that allow individual senators to block measures from advancing to the floor. This report examines the wide range of proposals over a 30 year period which have attempted to reform the holds process. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists.
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/intel/RL34270.pdf
Describes the past debate over the value and importance of open source intelligence, recent increased emphasis including the creation of the National Open Source Center, and congressional oversight of open source intelligence work. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists.
http://www.governor.virginia.gov/Initiatives/ExecutiveOrders/pdf/EO_58.pdf
Executive Order 58 (2007) in which the Governor requires state agencies to make regular reviews of mandates upon local governments with the intention of eliminating or modifying those not needed to sustain the health, safety and welfare of the people of Virginia. From the Office of the Governor.
