WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF13022) on Sept. 11, 2025, by Kelley M. Sayler, advanced technology and global security specialist. Here are excerpts: * * * Army's Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS): Background and Issues for Congress The U.S. Army is developing the Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) as part of an effort to improve the combat effectiveness and training of soldiers. IVAS i more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF12998) on Sept. 11, 2025, by telecommunications policy analyst Amanda H. Peskin. Here are excerpts: * * * The Emergency Alert System: Status of Current Funding for Improvements Emergency Alerts: Background and Distribution Methods Responsive and effective emergency alerts can increase the likelihood that people will take protective action to mitigate the risk of harm during  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF11679) on Sept. 12, 2025, by naval affairs specialist Ronald O'Rourke. Here are excerpts: * * * Navy DDG(X) Next-Generation Destroyer Program: Background and Issues for Congress Introduction The Navy's DDG(X) program envisages procuring a class of next-generation guided-missile destroyers (DDGs) to replace the Navy's Ticonderoga (CG-47) class Aegis cruisers and older Arleigh more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R43546) on Aug. 1, 2025, entitled "Navy John Lewis (TAO-205) Class Oiler Shipbuilding Program: Background and Issues for Congress" by naval affairs specialist Ronald O'Rourke. Here are excerpts: * * * Summary The John Lewis (TAO-205) class oiler shipbuilding program is a program to build a new class of 20 fleet oilers for the Navy. The Navy procured the first TAO-205 in FY2016, and a total of more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. RS22937) on Sept. 9, 2025, entitled "Nuclear Cooperation with Other Countries: A Primer" by nonproliferation specialistsPaul K. Kerr and Mary Beth D. Nikitin. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY In order for the United States to engage in significant civilian nuclear cooperation with other states, it must conclude a framework agreement that meets specific requirements under Section 123 of the A more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R46234) on July 16, 2025, entitled "School Meals and Other Child Nutrition Programs: Background and Funding" by social policy analyst Kara Clifford Billings. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY The federal government has a long history of investing in programs for feeding children, starting with federal aid for school lunch programs in the 1930s. Today, federal child nutrition programs support f more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R46234) on July 16, 2025, entitled "School Meals and Other Child Nutrition Programs - Background and Funding:" (Continued from part 1 of 4) * * * National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and School Breakfast Program (SBP) NSLP and SBP (the school meals programs) provide federal support for meals served in more than 90,000 public and private elementary and secondary schools nationwide./58 They als more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R46234) on July 16, 2025, entitled "School Meals and Other Child Nutrition Programs - Background and Funding:" (Continued from part 3 of 4) * * * Summer Food The SFSP and the Seamless Summer Option (SSO) provide federal reimbursements for summer meals./170 SFSP is open to school food authorities, local public agencies, and private nonprofit organizations, while SSO is specifically for school  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF10230) on Sept. 8, 2025, by Latin American affairs specialist Clare Ribando Seelke: * * * Venezuela: Political Crisis and U.S. Policy Over the past several Congresses, some Members have expressed concerns about authoritarian rule under Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro (2013-present). Maduro took office after a narrow electoral victory following the death of Hugo Chavez (in o more PR