Congressional Research Service Reports Mystery

From this:

“With the rapidly expanding use of the Internet, we believe it is appropriate for Members and Committees to use their web sites to further disseminate CRS products…we encourage you to post CRS products on your web site.” U.S. Senate, Committee on Rules and Administration, June 10, 1998. — (For more information what CRS reports are and the long journey to making them available to the public, see Stephen Young article on LLRX: “CRS Reports“)

To this:

‘CRS Director Daniel P. Mullohan issued a memo to all CRS staff, entitled Distribution of CRS Products to Non-Congressionals, stating that “prior approval should now be required at the division or office level before products are distributed to members of the public…effectively immediately.”‘ — (Follow the beSpacific link to the Mullohan, 3/20/07 memo, here.)