CRS Reports - 2021

The following are the Congressional Research Service reports published in 2021 that are discussed in this wiki (in reverse chronological order). Those reports that have already been summarized are in blue; those that have not yet been summarized are in red.

[NOTE: CRS Reports are often updated; many are updated multiple times. The links below are to the most recent version of the Report.]

October

• Emerging Military Technologies: Background and Issues for Congress (CRS R46458) (Oct. 21, 2021).

September

• Space as a Warfighting Domain: Issues for Congress (CRS In Focus) (Aug. 10, 2021).

August

• Cryptocurrency Transfers and Data Collection (CRS In Focus) (Aug. 25, 2021).
• Remote Learning for K-12 Schools During the COVID-19 Pandemic (updated Aug. 20, 2021)
• Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency: Overview and Issues for Congress (updated Aug. 19, 2021).
• ederal Information Technology (IT) Budgeting Process in the Executive Branch: An Overview (Aug. 17, 2021).
• The Big Tech Antitrust Bills (Aug. 13, 2021).
• Overview of Department of Defense Use of the Electromagnetic Spectrum (updated Aug. 10, 2021).

July

• FY2022 Electronic Warfare Funding Trends, CRS Insight (July 21, 2021).
• Central Bank Digital Currencies: Policy Issues (July 21, 2021).
• Overview of Department of Defense Use of the Electromagnetic Spectrum (updated July 16, 2021).
• Student Athlete Name, Image, Likeness Legislation: Considerations for the 117th Congress (July 1, 2021).

June

• Intelligence Community Whistleblower Protections (updated June 22, 2021).
• Deep Fakes and National Security, CRS In Focus (updated June 8, 2021).

8 The Director of National Intelligence (DNI), CRS In Focus (updated June 7, 2021).

• National Security Implications of Fifth Generation (5G) Mobile Technologies, CRS In Focus (updated June 4, 2021).
• Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Media Ownership Rules (updated June 1, 2021).

May

• Artificial Intelligence: Background, Selected Issues, and Policy Considerations (May 19, 2021).
• Deep Fakes and National Security (CRS In Focus) (updated May 7, 2021).

April

• Issues in Autonomous Vehicle Testing and Deployment (updated Apr. 23, 2021),
• National Security Implications of Fifth Generation (5G) Mobile Technologies (CRS In Focus) (updated Apr. 23, 2021).
• Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA): An Overview (updated Apr. 6, 2021).

March

• Origins and Impact of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Provisions That Expired on March 15, 2020 (updated Mar. 31, 2021).
• The Digital Divide: What Is It, Where Is It, and Federal Assistance Programs (Mar. 9, 2021).

February

• The Federal Net Neutrality Debate: Access to Broadband Networks (updated Feb. 24, 2021).
• Huawei and U.S. Law (Feb. 23, 2021).
• Overview of Department of Defense Use of the Electromagnetic Spectrum (updated Feb. 10, 2021).

January

• The Use of DNA by the Criminal Justice System and the Federal Role: Background, Current Law, and Grants (updated Jan. 29, 2021).
• Social Media: Misinformation and Content Moderation Issues for Congress (Jan. 27, 2021).
• National Security Implications of Fifth Generation (5G) Mobile Technologies (CRS In Focus) (updated Jan. 26, 2021).
• U.S. Export Control Reforms and China: Issues for Congress (CRS In Focus) (updated Jan. 15, 2021).
• Export Controls: Key Challenges (CRS In Focus) (Jan. 14, 2021).

Other CRS Reports

The following entries list other CRS Reports by year:

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