Summary: “The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing to prohibit the use of certain cattle material in, or in the manufacture (including processing) of, drugs, biologics, and medical devices intended for use in humans and human cells, tissues, and cellular and tissue-based products (HCT/Ps) (collectively, medical products for humans), and in drugs intended for… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: January 2007
Statements of Administration Policy on House Consideration of Bills
OMB Statements of Administration Policy Index, 110th Congress First Session 01/11/07 HR 4 Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007 01/11/07 House HR 3 Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007 01/11/07 House HR 2 Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 (23k) 01/10/07 House HR 1 Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007… Continue Reading
Joint Committee on Taxation List Of Expiring Federal Tax Provisions 2006-2020
JCX-1-07 List Of Expiring Federal Tax Provisions 2006-2020, January 11, 2007 Continue Reading
Global Integrity Index 2006
“The Global Integrity Index assesses the existence and effectiveness of anti-corruption mechanisms that promote public integrity. More than 290 discrete Integrity Indicators generate the Integrity Index and are organized into six key categories and twenty three sub-categories. Prepared by a lead researcher in the country and then blindly reviewed by additional in-country and external experts,… Continue Reading
Library of Congress Professional Guild Member Paper on Eliminating Series Authority Records and Series Title Control
Eliminating Series Authority Records and Series Title Control: Improving Efficiency or Creating Waste? Or, 12 Reasons Why the Library of Congress Should Reconsider Its SARs Decision, prepared for AFSCME 2910 by Gary M. Johnson, January 11, 2007. Continue Reading
Google Will Provide Free Real -Times Stock Quotes
Official Google Blog announced: “… the NYSE has moved the issue a great step forward with a proposal to the SEC which if approved, would allow you to see real-time, last-sale prices across all Google properties including Google Finance, Personalized Google, Mobile, and of course, Google.com. It won’t matter if you’re on Wall Street or… Continue Reading
2006 Privacy Year in Review
Top Ten Privacy Stories of 2006 and Ten Privacy Issues to Watch in 2007 from the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC). Continue Reading
EPA OIG Report on Managing Contractor Systems and Reporting Incidents
EPA Could Improve Processes for Managing Contractor Systems and Reporting Incidents, 2007-P-00007 [Report PDF – 22 pages] [At a Glance PDF] January 11, 2007. Continue Reading
FDIC State Profiles – Banking and Economic Conditions
“Effective January 2007, FDIC State Profiles have been reformatted as a quarterly data sheet summation of banking and economic conditions in each state. To retrieve a state profile, select a state from either the map or list available on this page.” Continue Reading
CBO Issues Cost Estimate and Report on Effects of Federal Minimum Wage Act
H.R. 2, Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007, January 11, 2007 – Cost estimate for the bill as passed by the House of Representatives on January 10, 2007 Response to a Request by Senator Grassley About the Effects of Increasing the Federal Minimum Wage Versus Expanding the Earned Income Tax Credit, January 9, 2007 Continue Reading
FBI Investigating UCLA Data Breach
Press release: “The FBI in Los Angeles announced it opened an investigation to determine who hacked into a restricted database at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) that held the names and personal information of some 800,000 students, faculty, and alumni. Anyone who thought they had been further victimized as a result of… Continue Reading
Energy Market and Economic Impacts of a Proposal to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Intensity with a Cap and Trade System
Market and Economic Impacts of a Proposal to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Intensity with a Cap and Trade System, January 11, 2007 (90 pages, PDF) “This report was prepared by the Energy Information Administration (EIA), in response to a September 27, 2006, request from Senators Bingaman, Landrieu, Murkowski, Specter, Salazar, and Lugar. The Senators requested that… Continue Reading
