July 06, 2005

Policy geeks, take note

The Congressional Research Service has been putting out non-partisan reports for years, but they've never been widely available unless a member of Congress has chosen to release them. Now that's changed.

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.

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"Taxpayers pay $100 million a year for this resource, yet they don't have ready access to it," said CDT spokesman David McGuire. "We don't think they should have to pay twice to get their hands on it."

McGuire predicted the Web site, OpenCRS, will find an audience among academics, reporters, bloggers, librarians, college students and anyone else looking to bone up on an issue.

It's searchable, and it's voluminous. This is wonk heaven. Featured report collections include:

  • National Council on Science and the Environment
  • Federation of American Scientists
  • Center for Democracy and Technology
Go, sample.

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