Case Studies | Our Federal Research | Federal Research Division | Services | Library of Congress Top of page Service Federal Research Division Photo credit: Library of Congress These case studies are illustrations of the types of research products FRD delivers to its clients. Each case study offers a brief summary of a specific client and its mission, a research request the client made of FRD, the reason the client chose FRD, the final product that was delivered, and its impact on the target audience. Each FRD report is unique and tailored specifically to the client, and can reflect a project completed over a matter of weeks, months, or years. Case studies showcase only a small sample of the types of products FRD can create. Publishing Office FRD supported the Library of Congress Publishing Office as it established a Library of Congress Historian and Oral History Program. Specifically, FRD researched best practices and common duties associated with federal historian roles and oral history programs. FRD continues to provide research support for the newly established Oral History Program. Department of Homeland Security FRD supported the Department of Homeland Security’s Program Analysis and Evaluation Division (housed within the Office of the Chief Financial Officer) by preparing a set of three literature reviews. The literature reviews served as foundational research for the DHS FY 2022‐2026 Learning Agenda, and comprised three topics: migration factors at international borders, deterrence effect indicators, and partnership evaluation metrics. Digital Strategy Directorate FRD supported the Library’s Digital Strategy Directorate (housed within the Office of the Chief Information Officer) in an evaluation of its programmatic efforts to provide paid, short-term opportunities for innovative thinkers and practitioners to make use of Library collections in unique ways. Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation FRD produces an annual report illustrating Defense Department procurement efforts and personnel distribution across all fifty U.S. states and the five principal territories. Small Business Administration FRD provided the Small Business Administration with rapid insight and critical real-time information on the effect of COVID-19 on small business concerns. Comments, questions, and suggestions related to The Federal Research Division and this website can be sent to us online. Location Federal Research Division Library of Congress 101 Independence Ave SE John Adams Building, LA 5281 Washington, D.C. 20540-4840 Email: frds@loc.gov Opens in new window