Updated Corporate Integrity Agreements (CIAs), Certification of Compliance Agreements (CCAs) and Settlement Agreements with Integrity Provisions, September 8. 2008. Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: September 2006
State Department to Discontinue Publication of Certain Categories of International Agreements
Summary of Final Rule: “The Department of State is updating the regulations implementing 1 U.S.C. 112a and 112b in order to reflect amendments to the statutes governing publication of U.S. international agreements and their transmittal to the Congress. It will not be publishing certain categories of international agreements in the compilation entitled “United States Treaties… Continue Reading
Postwar Findings about Iraq's WMD Programs and Links to Terrorism and How they Compare with Prewar Assessments
Senate Intelligence Committee: Postwar Findings about Iraq’s WMD Programs and Links to Terrorism and How they Compare with Prewar Assessments (151 pages, PDF), September 8, 2006. The Use by the Intelligence Community of Information Provided by the Iraqi National Congress, (211 pages, PDF), September 8, 2006 Continue Reading
English Version of German Civil Code Available Free Online
As posted by Marci Hoffman today, “The German Federal Ministry of Justice has commissioned a translation of the Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch (or BGB), the civil code of Germany. The translation can be downloaded free of charge here.” Note: as brought to my attention by a reader (thanks Dan), as of mid-October 2006, the site now has… Continue Reading
Aviation Security, Five Years After the 9/11 Attacks.
Press release, Air Line Pilots Association: The U.S. and Canada have made significant advancements in securing their air transportation systems since the 9/11 attacks, but serious gaps remain, according to an analysis issued today by the Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l, (ALPA). The worlds largest pilots union report, titled Aviation Security, Five Years After the… Continue Reading
Pew Research Center Survey on Military Force and Oil Issues
Diminished Public Appetite for Military Force and Mideast Oil Five Years Later, Released September 6, 2006: “Five years later, Americans’ views of the impact of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks have changed little, but opinions about how best to protect against future attacks have shifted substantially. In particular, far more Americans say reducing America’s overseas… Continue Reading
Committee on Appropriations Democrats' State By State Report on Unemployment
House Republicans Shortchange America’s Workers – A State-by-State Report, September 7, 2006 (60 pages, PDF). Continue Reading
Armed Services Cmte. Hearing on White House Military Commissions Legislation
Follow-up on yesterday’s posting, Administration’s Proposed Legislation to Create Military Commissions, the House Armed Services Committee Release, Hearing on Military Standards and Commissions Utilized in Trying Detainees, September 7, 2006 Chairman Hunter Opening Statement (pdf) Witness statements: Mr. Steven Bradbury, Acting Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice (pdf); Major General Scott C. Black, USA, The… Continue Reading
GAO Report Highlights Need for Better IT Management and Spending
Information Technology: Improvements Needed to More Accurately Identify and Better Oversee Risky Projects Totaling Billions of Dollars, Full-text GAO-06-1099T, and Highlights, September 7, 2006. “As a result of the Management Watch List and high risk projects processes, about 300 projects totaling about $12 billion in estimated IT expenditures for fiscal year 2007 have been identified… Continue Reading
EPA OIG Audit of Chesapeake Bay Cleanup
2006-P-00032 EPA Grants Supported Restoring the Chesapeake Bay, [Report PDF – 17 pages] [At a Glance PDF], September 6, 2006. Continue Reading
Update on Detainee Issues and Military Commissions Legislation
Follow-up to yesterday’s posting, Administration’s Proposed Legislation to Create Military Commissions, this Update on Detainee Issues and Military Commissions Legislation, John Bellinger III, State Department Legal Advisor, Foreign Press Center Briefing, Washington, DC, September 7, 2006. Continue Reading
White House Report, 9/11 Five Years Later
9/11 Five Years Later: Successes and Challenges, September 2006 (23 pages, PDF) From the BBC, these related documents and resources: How 9/11 changed America: In statistics – “Five years after the 11 September attacks, how has America changed? Click through these graphs to explore long-term trends in selected aspects of life. We include the five… Continue Reading
