Follow up to previous postings on calls for judicial pay raises, “the top lawyers at 60 major U.S. corporations have urged congressional leaders to provide a “substantial increase to the salaries of federal judges.” Letter text, February 15, 2007.
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Daily Archives: February 23, 2007
Voters Remain In Neutral As Presidential Campaign Moves Into High Gear
Pew Research Center Survey – Voters Remain In Neutral As Presidential Campaign Moves Into High Gear – Republicans Lag in Engagement and Enthusiasm for Candidates, Released: February 23, 2007 “with more candidates than usual, but many people appear not to have noticed. Americans are no more likely to say they have given the presidential campaign… Continue Reading
DHS OIG Report on Interim Review of Contract Costs, Clearbrook
Interim Review of Contract Costs, Clearbrook, LLC, FEMA Disaster No. DR-1603-LA, Report No. DD-07-06 (PDF, 6 pages), February 2007. Continue Reading
Oversight Committee Requests Information on TSA Traveler Identity Verification Website
Follow up to February 21, 2007 posting, DHS Announces Traveler Redress Inquiry Program, today Rep. Henry Waxman, Chair of Oversight and Government Reform Committee, sent a letter to TSA requesting “explain why a TSA website that collected Social Security numbers and personal information from the public operated for several days without basic security measures.” Continue Reading
Redacted Versions of Agency Business Cases Posted Online
Federal Computer Week reported that “sixteen agencies complied with the Office of Management and Budget’s request to post their information technology business cases online.” Direct links to the data by agency, as follows: Department of Commerce business cases Department of Education business cases Department of Labor business cases Department of Housing and Urban Development business… Continue Reading
County Clerk Property Records Images No Longer Available Online
“Access to online Texas county clerk public record databases has been shut down after the Attorney General issued an opinion on Feb. 21 clarifying that clerks must redact social security numbers from documents before releasing copies of them and/or posting them online. Texas Attorney General opinion GA-0519 is here…and is the cause for this removal.… Continue Reading
Report on Iran Safeguards Sent to IAEA Board, Security Council
International Atomic Energy Agency press release: “IAEA Director General Mohamed ElBaradei has circulated his latest report [UN Security Resolution 1737] to the upcoming meeting of the IAEA Board of Governors on the Implementation of the NPT Safeguards Agreement and Relevant Provisions of Security Council Resolution 1737 (2006) in the Islamic Republic of Iran. The report… Continue Reading
New Version of FedSpending.org Released
Press release: “On February 22, 2007, OMB Watch released a new version of FedSpending.org, free, searchable database of federal government spending, that includes updated data for FY 2006, improved navigation, upgraded features, and an application programming interface (API) for advanced users. Learn more about the new features in About This Site.” Continue Reading
FY2008 Budget Documents: Internet Access and GPO Availability
CRS Report, RS22605, FY2008 Budget Documents: Internet Access and GPO Availability, February 13, 2007: “This report provides brief descriptions of the budget volumes and related documents, together with Internet addresses, Government Printing Office (GPO) stock numbers, and prices to obtain these publications. It also tells how to find locations of government depository libraries, which can… Continue Reading
Primer on Economic Considerations in the FTC and DOJ Horizontal Merger Approval Process
CRS Report, RS22606, Mergers and Acquisitions: Primer on Economic Considerations in the FTC and DOJ Horizontal Merger Approval Process, February 15, 2007. “The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice (DOJ) jointly enforce antitrust laws that cover mergers and acquisitions of large companies. Initially, firms seeking a merger notify the agencies of their intent… Continue Reading
