Protection of Classified Information by Congress: Practices and Proposals

Kaiser, Frederick M.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Government information;    Congress;    internal security;    Security classification (Government documents) -- U.S.;    Politics and government;   

RP-ID  :  RS20748
RP-ID  :  RS20748_2011Aug31

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report discusses safeguards in place to protect conterolled information and proposals for change of some of the mechanisms in place.Congress uses classified national security and other controlled information to fulfill its constitutional responsibilities, particularly overseeing the executive, appropriating funds, and legislating public policy.