Government Reports
A report on activities funded in Central America by the "Central American Regional Security Initiative," which combines several military and economic aid programs.
The State Department must submit to Congress a written determination that Mexico's human rights performance is improving according to several measures. Submission of this report frees up military assistance to Mexico.
A review of Southern Command's structure, its effort to improve interagency coordination, and the difficulties it faced responding to the January 2010 Haiti earthquake.
By August 8, 2009, the Secretary of State must submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations detailing actions taken by the Government of Mexico since June 30, 2008, to investigate, prosecute, and punish violations of internationally recognized human rights by members of the Mexican Federal police and military forces, and to support a thorough, independent, and credible investigation of the murder of American citizen Bradley Roland Will.
Response to a congressional request for "a report on the performance evaluation system used by the Secretary of Defense to assess the effectiveness of assistance provided for foreign nations to achieve the counter-narcotics objectives of the Department of Defense."
The Department of State (State) manages the Initiative while other U.S. agencies play key roles in implementation. This testimony addresses (1) the status of Mérida program implementation; (2) State's strategy for implementation; and (3) coordination me
The regional combatant command's "capstone document" that "serves as our blueprint for enhancing U.S. relationships with, and the capabilities of, our partner nations."
This report gives a brief overview of the Executive-Level Dialogue Event hosted by USNORTHCOM and DHS, which focused mainly on how to effectively counter threats posed by transnational criminal organizations. The objectives of USNORTHCOM are reported as well, including the creation of a 21st century border, the disruption of organized crime, and the sustainability of the rule of law-- all of which are in collaboration with the Mexican Military.
A description of all companies hired by the State and Defense departments to carry out military or police assistance activities in Colombia, the total amount of contracts for each, the nature of the work each does, and the risk to contract personnel.
A somewhat critical look at the DEA intelligence facility in El Paso, Texas, which plays a significant role in the agency's operations in the Western Hemisphere.
A detailed report evaluating U.S. aid to Mexico since the 2007 launch of the Merida Initiative. Includes a detailed table of aid that had been delivered, or was pending delivery.
Response to a congressional request for "a report on the performance evaluation system used by the Secretary of Defense to assess the effectiveness of assistance provided for foreign nations to achieve the counter-narcotics objectives of the Department of Defense."
This request for additional foreign assistance includes aid to Haiti following the January 2010 earthquake.
In 2006, the United States created two new programs, authorized in Sections 1206 and 1207 of the Fiscal Year 2006 National Defense Authorization Act, to respond to the threats of global terrorism and instability. This report addresses the extent to which
This PDF discusses security challenges in Latin America and what warfighter capabilities can be used to counter these challenges, specifically from a science-based approach. Cooperation and collaboration between USSOUTHCOM and stakeholders is also discussed.
The Secretary of State must provide the factual basis of the President's yearly decisions to certify whether significant drug source and transit countries are cooperating with U.S. anti-drug efforts. The report must also offer a detailed description of these efforts in each country, the country's own efforts, a status report on drug production or transportation in each country, and other aspects of each country's anti-drug policies.
GAO examined the extent to which DOD has (1) identified clearly defined roles and responsibilities for DOD entities to facilitate interagency coordination for homeland defense and civil support missions, (2) articulated to its federal partners the DOD ent
Detailed data on arms sales through the Foreign Military Sales and other programs during the previous quarter.
This report examines recent political and economic developments in Paraguay and issues in U.S.-Paraguayan relations
This report lays out the activities of the Cooperative Threat Reduction program, which help deny rogue states and terrorists access to WMD and related materials, technologies, and expertise and contribute to stability, cooperation, and expanding U.S. influence.