. . Date: Tue, 15 May 2012 11:48:47 -0400 From: Steven Aftergood <saftergood@xxxxxxx> To: saftergood@xxxxxxx Subject: Secrecy News -- 05/15/12 . . SECRECY NEWS . from the FAS Project on Government Secrecy Volume 2012, Issue No. 46 May 15, 2012 . . Secrecy News Blog: http://www.fas.org/blog/secrecy/ . . ** NATO SUMMIT MEETING IN CHICAGO, AND MORE FROM CRS . . NATO SUMMIT MEETING IN CHICAGO, AND MORE FROM CRS The North Atlantic Treaty Organization will hold its 2012 summit meeting in Chicago on May 20-21. The meeting, hosted by President Obama, will be closed to the public. The assembled heads of state are expected to discuss the future of the conflict in Afghanistan; NATO defense issues, including the possible reconsideration of the role of nuclear weapons in NATO; and other matters. A preview of the NATO summit meeting was presented in a new report from the Congressional Research Service. See NATO's Chicago Summit, May 14, 2012: http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/R42529.pdf Other new and updated CRS reports that were obtained by Secrecy News include the following. Ukraine: Current Issues and U.S. Policy, May 10, 2012: http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/RL33460.pdf U.S. Assistance Programs in China, May 11, 2012: http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/RS22663.pdf Bahrain: Reform, Security, and U.S. Policy, May 14, 2012: http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/mideast/95-1013.pdf Medicare Financing, May 11, 2012: http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R41436.pdf Medicare: History of Insolvency Projections, May 11, 2012: http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RS20946.pdf Job Growth During the Recovery, May 10, 2012: http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R41434.pdf Foreign Direct Investment in the United States: An Economic Analysis, May 10, 2012: http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RS21857.pdf Outsourcing and Insourcing Jobs in the U.S. Economy: Evidence Based on Foreign Investment Data, May 10, 2012: http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RL32461.pdf Keystone XL Pipeline Project: Key Issues, May 9, 2012: http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R41668.pdf Immigration of Foreign Nationals with Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Degrees, May 11, 2012: http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R42530.pdf Federal Labor Relations Statutes: An Overview, May 11, 2012: http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R42526.pdf FEMA's Community Disaster Loan Program: History, Analysis, and Issues for Congress, May 10, 2012: http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/homesec/R42527.pdf How Measures Are Brought to the House Floor: A Brief Introduction, May 14, 2012: http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RS20067.pdf Carbon Capture and Sequestration (CCS): A Primer, May 14, 2012: http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R42532.pdf The Presidential Nominating Process and the National Party Conventions, 2012: Frequently Asked Questions, May 14, 2012: http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R42533.pdf Secrecy News will be back next week. . . . Secrecy News is written by Steven Aftergood and published by the Federation of American Scientists. The Secrecy News Blog is at: http://www.fas.org/blog/secrecy/ To SUBSCRIBE to Secrecy News, go to: http://www.fas.org/sgp/news/secrecy/subscribe.html To UNSUBSCRIBE, go to http://www.fas.org/sgp/news/secrecy/unsubscribe.html OR email your request to saftergood@xxxxxxx Secrecy News is archived at: http://www.fas.org/sgp/news/secrecy/index.html Support the FAS Project on Government Secrecy with a donation: http://www.fas.org/member/donate_today.html . . . _______________________ . . . Steven Aftergood Project on Government Secrecy Federation of American Scientists web: www.fas.org/sgp/index.html email: saftergood@xxxxxxx voice: (202) 454-4691 twitter: @saftergood . .