Press release: “Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales today announced the launch of a new Web site designed to safeguard the civilian employment rights, voting rights and financial security of members of the Armed Services and veterans. The Web site, http://www.servicemembers.gov, is a partnership between the Justice Department and other federal agencies that oversee these protections.”
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Daily Archives: August 14, 2006
State Department Begins Issuing E-Passports
Press release: “To enhance border security and to facilitate travel, the Department of State began issuing Electronic Passports (e-passports) to the public today. Production has started at the Colorado Passport Agency and will be expanded to other production facilities over the next few months.” Continue Reading
House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Report on Al-Qaeda
Al-Qaeda: The Many Faces of an Islamist Extremist Threat, June 2006 (47 pages, PDF) Related report: Initial Assessment on the Implementation of The Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, July 27, 2006 (41 pages, PDF) Continue Reading
TSA's Evolving List of Items Prohibited From Carry On Luggage
Use this TSA Prohibited Items site to stay abreast of the items now excluded from carry-on baggage, as well as the exceptions to prohibited items (each with their own set of specifications). See also the TSA’s Our Travel Assistant site. Continue Reading
National Journal Tracks Path of Hurricane Reconstruction Funds
Special Report: After Katrina – Uneasy Money, by Paul Singer, National Journal. See also this Follow The Money Flow Chart (PDF): “Federal hurricane relief has traveled a convoluted path from Congress to the Gulf Coast. More than 70 federal agencies have handled a portion of the approximately $87 billion that has been doled out.” Continue Reading
How Federal Policies Affect the Allocation of Water
CBO, How Federal Policies Affect the Allocation of Water, August 2006 (32 pages, PDF). Continue Reading
ACLU Releases Report on Orleans Parish Prisoners in the Wake of Hurricane Katrina
Press release: “The American Civil Liberties Union’s National Prison Project today released Abandoned & Abused: Orleans Parish Prisoners in the Wake of Hurricane Katrina.” Complete National Prison Project Report Executive Summary Table of Contents Related postings on Katrina Continue Reading
Group Requests FTC Investigation of AOL Privacy Breach
Follow up to August 9, 2006 posting, AOL Data Breach Causes Privacy Group to File Complaint With FTC, news today “the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)…asked the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to investigate America Online (AOL) and require changes in its privacy practices, after the company recently released search history logs that exposed the private lives… Continue Reading
Plant Energy Performance Indicators (EPIs) Made Available Today by EPA
EPA press release: “The first-ever energy efficiency ratings for corn refineries and cement plants will enable those industries to cut energy usage, save money and prevent greenhouse gases. The plant Energy Performance Indicators (EPIs) made available today by EPA as part of a national energy performance rating system, are the first of their kind for… Continue Reading
TSA Testing Biometric Device to Discern "Hostile Intent"
As reported by the WSJ in this free feature, a biometric device from Suspect Detection Systems Ltd, is currently undergoing testing by TSA at the Knoxville, TN airport. This device was previously described in an April 2006 Financial Times article. Related article, also a WSJ free feature: Republicans Weigh Push For Tougher Terror Laws –… Continue Reading
DHS OIG Audit of FDAs National Drug Code Directory
The Food and Drug Administration’s National Drug Code Directory (OEI-06-05-00060), August 14, 2006. (43 pages, PDF) AP: “A federal prescription drug directory fails to list more than 9,000 medications but catalogs tens of thousands more that are no longer on the market…” Continue Reading
CBO Cost Estimate for Unclassified Portions of FY 2007 Intelligence Authorization Bill
FY 2007 Intelligence Authorization Act (S. 3237), as reported by the Senate Armed Services Committee. See also this related posting, DoD Releases Selected Acquisition Reports. Continue Reading
