Documents in the News

Secrecy Report 2005
Quantitative Indicators of Secrecy in the Federal Government–published by the OpenTheGovernment.org:  Americans for Less Secrecy, More Democracy.

Evaluation of Continuums of Care for Homeless People
Final report issued by the Department of Housing and Urban Development. This study provides information
about the activities of high-performing Continuums of Care for Homeless People.

911 Commission Report
Mounted at the National Archives.

Terrorism–Background Information and supplementary Links

Afghanistan: Background Notes
Thumbnail sketch of Afghanistan’s people, history, government, political
conditions, economy, foreign relations and business information.

Afghanistan Country Study
Mounted by Luke Griffin,
Digital Services/Government Documents/Reference Librarian
Paul V. Galvin Library
Illinois Institute of Technology

Alternative Resources on the U.S. “War Against
Terrorism”
This page is on the web site of the International Responsibilities Task Force of the Social Responsibilities Round Table of
ALA. It includes links to news & analysis and also to petitions related to the war.

Countering the Changing Threat of
International Terrorism
Report of the National Commission on Terrorism the government report
commissioned by Congress after the bombings in Kenya.
Released Tuesday, June 06, 2000.

Counterterrorist Intelligence Capabilities and Performance
Prior to 9-11
Executive Summary From The House Permanent Select Committee On
Intelligence Critical Of The U.S. Intelligence Community’s Pre-9/11
Ability To Secure And Prioritize Counterterrorism Efforts
Foreign Terrorist Organizations–Fact Sheet
Issued by the Department of State, this fact sheet explains how groups are identified as
terrorist organizations and the effects of such designation. The site also includes the current
List of Designated Foreign Terrorist Organizations as of August 2002.

America’s War Against Terrorism
Extensive and authoritive, this is another marvelous page compiled by Grace York at
the University of Michigan Documents Center.

America Responds

>U.S. Government information and resources in response to September 11 events
Office of FirstGov staff compiled a list of government and other resources for victims, families, and friends of the vicious
terrorist attack on New York and the Pentagon.

Annotated Bibliography of Government Documents Related to the Threat of Terrorism & the Attacks of September 11, 2001
Government Documents Related to the Threat of Terrorism; the Attacks of September 11, 2001

>Compiled by Kevin D. Motes (US Government Information Division, Oklahoma Department of
Libraries). It focuses on the US federal documents on terrorism and most specifically on
attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.An excellent guide recognized by the Scout Report.
This bibliography is in print friendly pdf format.Attack on America:
Osama bin Laden, the Taliban and Terrorism
Compiled by David Durant, Interim Head of Government Documents,
Joyner Library, East Carolina University.

Department of Homeland Security
This is a brief 23 page report outlining the new department’s mission, responsibilities, and
organizational structure.

GAO Featured Issues
This special collections page has lists of their reports from 1980 thru present
Terrorism and Airport Security are in the Featured Issues section along
with Homeland Security and other topics.The newer reports are available
as PDFs the older ones have to be ordered.
Homeland Security
One of the excellent bibliographies created by the Air University Library.
Click here >to access this and other important
AUL guides such as:

Islamic Activism
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Media Coverage of 9/11 and its Aftermath
And Terrorism: the Threat and Post 9/11 Trends

Iraq’s Weapons of Mass Destruction
Report is posted on the United Kingdom’s Stationary Office Official Website.

Possible Impacts of Major Counter Terrorism Security Actions on Research, Development, and Higher Education
(A Congressional Research Report)
The report covers impacts (of counter terrorism actions) on students at U.S. colleges and
universities, on access to laboratories, and on access to scientific information. The latter
section discusses removal of information from agency websites, classification of sci-tech
information, and expanding exemptions to FOIA.

U.S. Commission on National Security/21st Century Website
The site currently contains reports, news, and the Commission’s charter. Reports include the Phase II report,
Seeking a National Strategy: A Concert for Preserving Security and Promoting Freedom, and the Phase III report,
Roadmap for National Security: Imperative for Change.

Chilling Effects of Anti-Terrorism
This page attempts to convey the chilling effect that responses to the terrorist attacks of
September 11, 2001, have had on information availability on the Internet as well as some sense
of the effect on people trying to provide this information.

The Post-September 11 Environment:
Access to Government Information
OMB Watch has a list of material removed from government websites since Sept. 11.

Task Force on Restrictions on Access to Government Information
American Library Association has formed a task force to examine this issue. The site includes:

Committee members
Committee charge
Reports and research on the topic

The Commission on the Intelligence Capabilities of the United States Regarding Weapons of Mass Destruction Report
This report will probably be called the Silberman-Robb Commission Report.
Released March 31, 2005

Review of Intelligence on Weapons of Mass Destruction–the Butler Report
This is the report of the inquiry by the five-member committee, chaired by Lord Butler, established in February 2004
to examine the quality of intelligence used as justification for UK military participation in the war against Iraq in
March 2003.
2005 Wiretap Report
Published by the U.S. Office of the Administrative Courts.
Earlier annual reports: Wiretap Reports, 1997-2005