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Military Sexual Assault & Harassment: GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS

Government Accountability Office (GAO) Reports

Military Sexual Trauma: Improvements Made, But VA [Veteran's Affairs] Can Do More to Track and Improve the Consistency of Disability Claim Decisions
June 2014
Military Personnel: DoD [Department of Defense] Has Taken Steps to Meet the Health Needs of Deployed Servicewomen, but Actions Are Needed to Enhance Care for Sexual Assault Victims
January 29, 2013
Military Personnel: Prior GAO [Government Accountability Office] Work on DoD's[Department of Defense] Actions to Prevent and Respond to Sexual Assault in the Military
March 30, 2012
Preventing Sexual Harassment: DoD [Department of Defense] Needs Greater Leadership Commitment and an Oversight Framework
September 21, 2011
Military Justice: Oversight and Better Collaboration Needed for Sexual Assault Investigations and Adjudications
June 22, 2011
VA [Veteran's Affairs] Health Care: Improvements Needed for Monitoring and Preventing Sexual Assaults and Other Safety Incidents
June 13, 2011
VA [Veteran's Affairs] Health Care: Actions Needed to Prevent Sexual Assaults and Other Safety Incidents
June 7, 2011
Military Personnel: DoD's [Department of Defense] and the Coast Guard's Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Programs Need to Be Further Strengthened
February 24, 2010
Military Personnel: Additional Actions Are Needed to Strengthen DoD's [Department of Defense] and the Coast Guard's Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Programs
February 3, 2010
Military Personnel: Actions Needed to Strengthen Implementation and Oversight of DoD's [Department of Defense] and the Coast Guard's Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Programs
September 10, 2008
Military Personnel: DoD's [Department of Defense] and the Coast Guard's Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Programs Face Implementation and Oversight Challenges
August 29, 2008
Military Personnel: Preliminary Observations on DoD's [Department of Defense] and the Coast Guard's Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Programs
July 31, 2008
Military Personnel: The DoD [Department of Defense] and Coast Guard Academies Have Taken Steps to Address Incidents of Sexual Harassment and Assault, but Greater Federal Oversight Is Needed
January 17, 2008
Women Veterans' Health Care: VA [Veteran's Affairs] Efforts to Respond to the Challenge of Providing Sexual Trauma Counseling
May 21, 1998
Root Hall UB369 .U5327 1998
DoD [Department of Defense] Service Academies: Update on Extent of Sexual Harassment
March 31, 1995
Root Hall U408.3 .U548 1995
DoD [Department of Defense] Service Academies: Further Efforts Needed to Eradicate Sexual Harassment
February 3, 1994
Root Hall U408.3 .G42 1994
DoD [Department of Defense] Service Academies: More Actions Needed to Eliminate Sexual Harassment
January 31, 1994
Women in the Military: Deployment in the Persian Gulf War
July 13, 1993
Root Hall UB418 .W65U56 1993; Ridgeway Hall UB418 .W65U55 1993

White House

Report of the Comparative Systems Subcommittee to the Response Systems to Adult Sexual Assault Crimes Panel
Response Systems to Adult Sexual Assault Crimes Panel, Subcommittee Comparative Systems, May 2014
Report of the Role of the Commander Subcommittee to the Response Systems to Adult Sexual Assault Crimes Panel
Response Systems to Adult Sexual Assault Crimes Panel, Subcommittee on the Role of the Commander, May 2014
Report of the Victim Services Subcommittee to the Response Systems to Adult Sexual Assault Crimes Panel
Response Systems to Adult Sexual Assault Crimes Panel, Subcommittee on the Victim Services, May 2014
Rape and Sexual Assault: A Renewed Call to Action
The White House Counsel on Women and Girls, January 2014
Remarks by the President After Meeting on Sexual Assault in the Military
Barack H. Obama, May 16, 2013
Report of the Panel to Review Sexual Misconduct Allegations at the U.S. Air Force Academy
Panel to Review Sexual Misconduct Allegations at the U.S. Air Force Academy, September 22, 2003

Other Government Agencies

Sexual Assault in the Military
United States Commission on Civil Rights, September 2013
U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board, Sexual Harassment in the Federal Government; An Update
Office of Merit Systems Board (Washington:DC: Office of Merit Systems Review and Studies, June 30, 1988)
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A Report to the President and to the Congress of the United States by the U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board

Congressional Reseach Service [CRS] Reports

FY2014 [Fiscal Year] National Defense Authorization Act : Selected Military Personnel Issues
Don J. Jansen, et al. (Washington, DC: Library of Congress, Congressional Research Service, February 24, 2014), 13-16
Sexual Assaults Under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ): Selected Legislative Proposals
R. Chuck Mason (Washington, DC: Library of Congress, Congressional Research Service, September 6, 2013)
Military Sexual Assault: Chronology of Activity in Congress and Related Resources
Barbara Salazar Torreon (Washington, DC: Library of Congress, Congressional Research Service, July 30, 2013)
FY2013 [Fiscal Year] National Defense Authorization Act: Selected Military Personnel Policy Issues
Catherine A. Theohary, et al. (Washington, DC: Library of Congress, Congressional Research Service, January 16, 2013), 21-25
Women in the Armed Forces
David F. Burrelli (Washington, DC: Library of Congress, Congressional Research Service, December 12, 1996)