http://www.cbo.gov/sites/default/files/cbofiles/attachments/45540-Economic_APB.pdf
Annual report which shows the effects that all of the president’s budget proposals would have on the economy and the implications of those macroeconomic effects for the budget. From the Congressional Budget Office
http://fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/IN10106.pdf
Describes the threat posed to Iraq by the armed forces of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and the possible authorities that could be invoked by President Obama to justify sending U.S. military forces back to Iraq. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists
http://fas.org/sgp/crs/terror/IN10103.html
President Obama has requested $5 billion to establish a Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund to strengthen the counterterrorism capacity of partners worldwide. This report raises questions regarding strategy, responsibilities, authorities, and oversight for Congress. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists
http://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R43624.pdf
Provides a statistical analysis of nominations to U.S. circuit and district court judgeships, comparing the pace during the Obama administration with comparable periods of time for the Bush and Clinton presidencies. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists
Sets up a Pollinator Health Task Force to develop a research action plan to focus federal efforts on understanding, preventing, and recovering from pollinator losses and improve pollinator habitats. From the White House
http://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/pdf/12-1281.pdf
Unanimous decision of the Supreme Court which limits the power of the president to make appointments when he determines the Senate is in recess. At issue were appointments made to the National Labor Relations Board when the Senate was in pro forma sessions, designed to prevent such appointments.. From the Cornell University Law School Legal Information Institute
Implements Presidential Policy Directive 18 on Maritime Security by laying out U.S. policy for countering piracy, robbery at sea, and related maritime crime. From the White House
http://www.fas.org/irp/offdocs/nspd/nspd-54.pdf
Presidential directive dating from 2008 and recently declassified by the National Security Agency which lays out U.S. policy and guidelines about the protection of computer networks. Posted by the Federation of American Scientists