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$1.7 Billion Available for Local Homeland Security Programs

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Press release: “The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released today fiscal year 2007 grant guidance and application kits for five grant programs that will total roughly $1.7 billion in funding for state and local counterterrorism efforts. With the fiscal year 2007 funding, the department will have invested nearly $20 billion in local planning, organization, equipment,… Continue Reading

Updated CRS Report on Restructuring EPA Libraries

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Follow-up to previous postings on EPA library closings, via FAS, this recent CRS report, Restructuring EPA’s Libraries: Background and Issues for Congress, updated January 3, 2007. “EPA determined that the utility of some of its libraries had declined as the agency has made more information available through the Internet, and as heightened security at its… Continue Reading

GAO Report on FDA's Program for Inspections of Medical Devices by Accredited Organizations

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Medical Devices: Status of FDA’s Program for Inspections by Accredited Organizations, Full text GAO-07-157, and Highlights, January 5, 2007. “GAO examined FDA documents, interviewed FDA officials, and obtained information from FDA on the number of inspections conducted from March 11, 2004–when FDA first cleared an accredited organization to conduct independent inspections–through October 31, 2006. GAO… Continue Reading

Connecticut State Contractor Contribution Ban Lists

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The Connecticut State Elections Enforcement Commission website on State Contractor Contribution Ban Lists incluses the following update: “Pursuant to the order of the U.S. District Court, these lists do not contain the names of dependent children who are principals of State Contractors and Prospective State Contractors. View the Court order,” filed Janaury 3, 2007. Continue Reading

New House Committee on Science and Technology Launches Website

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Press release, January 4, 2007 – Committee Begins 110th Congress With New Name, Website And Ambitious Agenda: “The Committee…unveiled its new website – http://science.house.gov – a one-stop shop for the latest science and Committee news, hearing and event schedules and broadcasts, science educational tools for teachers and students, and a clearinghouse of federal science resources.” Continue Reading

Senate Majority Leader Reid Announces Top Ten Leadership Bills

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From a press release by Sen. Harry Reid, January 4, 2007: “…In the first 10 bills we will introduce this afternoon—and in our on-going oversight of the war in Iraq—we intend to address three priorities of the nation: one, providing real security; two, restoring transparency, accountability and responsibility to the United States government; and three,… Continue Reading

Appeals Court Upholds Indiana Law Requiring Voters Show ID

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[FindLaw reg. req’d to view this decision – William Crawford v. Marion County Election Board, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, January 4, 2007] “Federal appeals court Judge Richard Posner affirms an Indiana law requiring voters to show a photo ID before they can vote in an election, concluding that the law was… Continue Reading

Global Aging and the Sustainability of Public Pension Systems

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Center for Strategic and International Studies: “Global Aging and the Sustainability of Public Pension Systems, released in January 2007, chronicles the efforts of twelve developed countries to prepare for their coming age waves—and in particular, to reform their public pension systems. The study contrasts and compares retirement systems in different countries, discusses recent reforms, and… Continue Reading