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Daily Archives: January 2, 2007
Treasury IG for Tax Administrations Report on e-File Project
Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration’s audit, The Modernized e-File Project Can Improve the Management of Expected Capabilities and Associated Costs, Issued on December 27, 2006. “The IRS’ plans for processing additional tax forms using the MeF system are uncertain, including plans to schedule development of the U.S. Individual Income Tax Return (Form 1040) family,… Continue Reading
Maryland Courts Watcher Blog
Maryland Courts Watcher Blog “posts the synopses of all published opinions issued by the Court of Appeals and Court of Special Appeals of Maryland and synopses of all opinions that are openly available on the Internet from other courts in Maryland.” Continue Reading
Four Year End DOE OIG Reports Issued
Audit Report, Follow-up of Depleted Uranium Hexafluoride Conversion, December 2006. Audit Report, The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s Program to Oversee Hydroelectric Dams, December 2006 Audit Report, The Department’s Energy, Science, and Environment Sites’ Implementation of the Design Basis Threat, December 2006 Special Report, Management Challenges at the Department of Energy, December 2006 Continue Reading
Gerald R. Ford: A Tribute
State Department – Gerald R. Ford: A Tribute Memorial Service at Cathedral Recalls Ford’s Achievements Nation Pays Tribute to Ford at U.S. Capitol World Leaders Remember Former U.S. President Gerald Ford Continue Reading
Status of Totalization Agreements in Force Legal Citations
Status of Totalization Agreements in Force: “Legal citations refer to the United States Treaties and Other International Agreements Series (UST) and the Treaties and Other International Acts Series (TIAS), both published by the U.S. Department of State. In the case of agreements that have not yet been published in the UST or TIAS series, citations… Continue Reading
FBI Releases Report on Guantanamo Bay Inquiry
“The FBI on January 2, 2007 released documents related to an internal inquiry in 2004 of FBI personnel who had served at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba since September 11, 2001 and had observed any aggressive interview techniques, interrogations, or mistreatment of detainees by representatives of law enforcement, the military, or the FBI. There were no documented… Continue Reading
THOMAS Releases New Features in Beta
Peggy Garvin posted this information on the SLA Government Information Division blog about the new features as follows: “The THOMAS legislative information system from the Library of Congress has posted beta versions of several new features. The direct link to the new features being tested is thomas.loc.gov/beta/ — or you can click on the Explore… Continue Reading
Stanford Class Actions Clearinghouse Year in Review 2006
“The Securities Class Action Clearinghouse provides detailed information relating to the prosecution, defense, and settlement of federal class action securities fraud litigation. The Clearinghouse maintains an Index of Filings of 2461 issuers that have been named in federal class action securities fraud lawsuits since passage of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The… Continue Reading
Report to Congress – Impact of Changes in Medicare Payments for Part B Drugs
Medicare Payment Advisory Commission: Report to Congress – Impact of Changes in Medicare Payments for Part B Drugs, January 2007. Continue Reading
Wall Street Journal Launches Redesigned Print Copy and Website
The majority of the site remains subscription only, but today’s launch, which is accompanied by an free online Reader’s Guide (8 pages, PDF) detailing all the changes, includes the following free access additions: a new, highly interactive and content rich Market Data Center, a new blog, The Wealth Report (“Robert Frank looks at the lives… Continue Reading
Review of 2006 for the Department of Homeland Security and Priorities for 2007
Paul Rosenzweig, Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Counselor to the Assistant Secretary for Policy and Acting Assistant Secretary for International Affairs at the Washington Foreign Press Center Briefing on “Review of 2006 for the Department of Homeland Security and Priorities for 2007,” December 20, 2006 [Transcript]. Continue Reading
