Follow-up to International Committee Sets New Limits on Lead and Cadmium In Foods, this July 11, 2006 press release from Defenders of Wildlife: Ground-breaking Study of Imported Tuna Reveals FDA/EPA Recommendations for Light Canned Tuna Consumption Not Protective Enough.
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Daily Archives: July 12, 2006
Mid-Session Review for FY 2007 from the US Budget
Mid-Session Review for FY 2007 from the US Budget, July 11, 2006 (54 pages, PDF) Continue Reading
Impact of and Commentaries on Hamdan Decision
Senate Republican Policy Committee Policy Paper: The Meaning and Impact of the Supreme Court’s Hamdan Decision (9 pages, PDF), July 11, 2006. “…three areas that may require Congressional response include, but are not limited to, the structure and procedures used to try combatants, the application of the Detainee Treatment Act’s habeas corpus procedures to pending… Continue Reading
Senate Votes to Recreate FEMA as U.S. Emergency Management Authority (USEMA)
Press release: “A bipartisan amendment offered by Homeland Security Committee Chairman Susan Collins, R-Me., and Ranking Member Joe Lieberman, D-Conn., that will reinvent, protect, and strengthen the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) passed the Senate floor today by a vote of 87 to 11. The amendment to the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations legislation was… Continue Reading
OMB Introduces Key Resource to Give Agencies Easier Access to Emergency Response Information
OMB Introduces Key Resource to Give Agencies Easier Access to Emergency Response Information Federal Register, July 5, 2006 – FAR Part 18: “This rule revises FAR Part 18 to provide a single reference to the acquisition flexibilities already available in the FAR to facilitate and expedite acquisitions of supplies and services during all types of… Continue Reading
Forensic Investigation of State Department Computer Breaches Ongoing
AP: “Computer break-ins at the State Department that caused broad disruptions in recent weeks apparently originated in the East Asia-Pacific region, a department spokesman said Wednesday.” Daily Press Briefing, Sean McCormack, State Department Spokesman Washington, DC, July 12, 2006: “First of all, the systems affected were unclassified computer systems…Our folks monitored this attempt and took… Continue Reading
Proposed Legislation Seeks to Prevent Supreme Court Rulings on Religion, Marriage
H.R.5739 – To limit the jurisdiction of the Federal courts, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep Ron Paul [TX-14] (introduced 6/29/2006) “We the People Act – Prohibits the Supreme Court and each federal court from adjudicating any claim or relying on any judicial decision involving: (1) state or local laws, regulations, or policies concerning the… Continue Reading
