U.S. Government Reports
U.S. Government Reports
Country Reports on Terrorism 2011
U.S. law requires the Secretary of State to provide Congress, by April 30 of each year, a full and complete report on terrorism with regard to those countries and groups meeting criteria set forth in the legislation. This annual report is entitled Country Reports on Terrorism. Beginning with the report for 2004, it replaced the previously published Patterns of Global Terrorism.
- Full text, released on July 31, 2012
- Report on Austria
International Religious Freedom Report 2011
The Annual Report to Congress on International Religious Freedom describes the status of religious freedom in each foreign country, government policies violating religious belief and practices of groups, religious denominations, and individuals, and U.S. policies to promote religious freedom around the world. It is submitted in compliance with the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998.
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Full text of report released on July 30, 2012
Trafficking in Persons Report 2012
The Secretary of State submits the annual "Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000: Trafficking in Persons Report" to Congress. This report covers "severe forms of trafficking in persons" defined as:
"(a) sex trafficking in which a commercial sex act is induced by force, fraud, or coercion, or in which the person induced to perform such act has not attained 18 years of age; or (b) the recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision, or obtaining of a person for labor or services, through the use of force, fraud or coercion for the purpose of subjection to involuntary servitude, peonage, debt bondage, or slavery."
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Full text of report, released on June 19, 2012
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices 2011
The Country Reports on Human Rights Practices are submitted annually by the U.S. Department of State to the U.S. Congress. Reports on several countries are included that do not fall into the categories established by these statutes and that thus are not covered by the congressional requirement. The reports cover internationally recognized individual, civil, political, and worker rights, as set forth in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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Full text of the reports, released on May 24, 2012
International Narcotics Control Strategy Report 2012
The International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) is an annual report by the Department of State to Congress prepared in accordance with the Foreign Assistance Act. It describes the efforts of key countries to attack all aspects of the international drug trade in Calendar Year 2011. Volume I covers drug and chemical control activities. Volume II covers money laundering and financial crimes.
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Full text of report, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs/U.S. Department of State, released on March 7, 2012
Economic Report of the President 2012
The Economic Report of the President is an annual report written by the Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors. It overviews the nation's economic progress using text and extensive data appendices. The Economic Report of the President is transmitted to Congress no later than ten days after the submission of the Budget of the United States Government.
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Full text of report, Council of Economic Advisors, The White House, February 2012
Department of Defense Strategy for Operating in Cyberspace
"The Defense Department’s first strategy for operating in cyberspace is a milestone in the fight to protect the nation from potentially devastating network attacks," - according to Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn.
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Full text of report, released on July 14, 2011
2010 National Security Strategy
The National Security Strategy lays out a strategic approach for advancing American interests, including the security of the American people, a growing U.S. economy, support for our values, and an international order that can address 21st century challenges.
- Full text of strategy (pdf/1.8 mb), The White House, released on May 27, 2010
2010 National Drug Control Strategy
The 2010 National Drug Control Strategy was developed by ONDCP with input from Federal, State, and local partners. It provides a collaborative and balanced approach that emphasizes community-based prevention, integration of evidence-based treatment into the healthcare system, innovations in the criminal justice system, and international partnerships to disrupt drug trafficking organizations.
- Full text of strategy (pdf/3900kb), Office of National Drug Control Policy, The White House, released on May 11, 2010
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