Press release: “Today, the Sunlight Foundation is announcing the creation of the Open House Project, a collaborative and bipartisan effort on open government. The purpose of the project is to study how the House of Representatives currently integrates the internet into its operations, and to make public recommendations to its leadership on how to make the House of Representatives work more available to citizens on the Web.” [Peggy Garvin]
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Daily Archives: February 8, 2007
Hearing Questions Management of Homeland Security Contracts
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform hearing, February 8, 2007: “The hearing focused on the Department of Homeland Securitys management of large contracts that rely on private contractors as system integrators. The Committee focused on two examples of multi-billion dollar contracts: the Deepwater program to develop new ships for the Coast Guard and the Secure… Continue Reading
Election Assistance Commission Prepares to Launch Voting System Test Lab Program
“The U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) today heard testimony during a public meeting about the launch of its accreditation program for laboratories that test voting systems, including discussion about the first two labs that will be considered for accreditation. The Commission also voted to stop accepting applications or additional information related to pending applications to… Continue Reading
CDC Releases New Data on Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) from Multiple Communities in the U.S.
Press release: “The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported findings today from the first and largest summary of prevalence data from multiple U.S. communities participating in an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) surveillance project. The results showed an average of 6.7 children out of 1,000 had an ASD in the six communities assessed in… Continue Reading
New Bill Introduced Prohibiting Cloned Products From Organic Labeling
Follow up to December 28, 2006 posting, FDA Issues Draft Documents on the Safety of Animal Clones, a related report and Congressional news: Is the FDA’s Cloning Proposal Ready for Prime Time?, An Organic Center Critical Issue Report, by James Riddle, January 2007. Press release: “Senators Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Herb Kohl (D-Wis.) Thursday introduced… Continue Reading
Hearing Questions Management of Homeland Security Contracts
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform hearing, February 8, 2007: “The hearing focused on the Department of Homeland Securitys management of large contracts that rely on private contractors as system integrators. The Committee focused on two examples of multi-billion dollar contracts: the Deepwater program to develop new ships for the Coast Guard and the Secure… Continue Reading
GAO Report on Federal Oversight of Food Safety
Federal Oversight of Food Safety: High-Risk Designation Can Bring Needed Attention to Fragmented System, full text GAO-07-449T, and Highlights, February 8, 2007. “Each year, about 76 million people contract a foodborne illness in the United States; about 325,000 require hospitalization; and about 5,000 die. While the recent E. coli outbreaks highlighted the risks posed by… Continue Reading
New Rule on FOIA Processing Fee Imposes Burdens According to National Security Archive
National Security Archive: “The CIA’s proposed new rule on Freedom of Information Act processing fees is likely to discourage FOIA requesters while imposing new administrative burdens both on the Agency and the public, according to formal comments filed with the CIA [February 7, 2007] by the National Security Archive of George Washington University. The Archive’s… Continue Reading
Senate Judiciary Committee Reverses Plan to Circumvent Senate Confirmation of U.S. Attorneys'
Press release: “The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee [February 8, 2008] approved a measure sponsored by Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Arlen Specter, Patrick Leahy, and Chuck Schumer that would prevent the circumvention of the Senate’s constitutional prerogative to confirm U.S. Attorneys. Under a provision inserted without notice into the USA Patriot Act reauthorization last year, the… Continue Reading
Health Care Provider Refusals to Treat, Prescribe, Refer or Inform: Professionalism and Conscience
Health Care Provider Refusals to Treat, Prescribe, Refer or Inform: Professionalism and Conscience – by R. Alta Charo, February 8, 2007 In this issue brief, Professor Charo examines the debates surrounding health care provider refusals to provide health care services…She analyzes the ethical arguments that have been offered in support of provider refusals and gives… Continue Reading
Supreme Court Justice Alito's Perspective on the Court's Calendar
Alito Recaps First Year on High Court, by Tony Mauro, Legal Times, February 7, 2007 [no fee or registration re’d] “Alito, like many other Court-watchers, has a hard time explaining why the Court is taking and deciding so few cases. With the announcement Monday of the Court’s April argument calendar, it appears that the Court… Continue Reading
Medicaid and Child Health Care Fact Sheets
“The 2007 State Medicaid Fact Sheets, a joint effort of the National Association of Children’s Hospitals (N.A.C.H.) and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), provide key data to demonstrate the importance of the Medicaid program to children and children’s hospitals. The fact sheets can be used with state and federal policymakers and can be adapted… Continue Reading
