Kelly writes “Somebody is putting CRS reports online, including RSS feeds of them! According to this article from the June 28, 2005 Washington Post
It’s a bit like Napster — but for policy wonks…The Center for Democracy and Technology has created an online database of Congressional Research Service reports that anyone with an Internet connection can now tap free of charge. The often-coveted but elusive reports are produced by CRS, a public policy research arm of Congress. CRS, which boasts hundreds of analysts and a $100 million budget, churns out hundreds of briefs each year on a wide range of topics.
The URL for this site is: http://www.opencrs.com. The URL for the article is: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/arti
Kelly writes “Somebody is putting CRS reports online, including RSS feeds of them! According to this article from the June 28, 2005 Washington Post
It’s a bit like Napster — but for policy wonks…The Center for Democracy and Technology has created an online database of Congressional Research Service reports that anyone with an Internet connection can now tap free of charge. The often-coveted but elusive reports are produced by CRS, a public policy research arm of Congress. CRS, which boasts hundreds of analysts and a $100 million budget, churns out hundreds of briefs each year on a wide range of topics.
The URL for this site is: http://www.opencrs.com. The URL for the article is: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/arti
Not all CRS reports will be posted
From the OpenCRS web site:
If you want full access to CRS materials, you’ll have to lobby your Congressional delegation to change the laws that dictate the current policy.