February 16, 2007 – Investing in Raising Children February 16, 2007 – Investing in Families Taking Care of Elderly Parents February 16, 2007 – Investing In a College Education Weekly Economic Digest – February 16 , 2007 – Housing, Retail Sales, and Industrial Production All Slowed in January Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: February 2007
New LC Country Profiles of Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan
New LC Country Profiles on Turkmenistan (February 16, 2007) and Uzbekistan (February 15, 2007). Continue Reading
New Bureau of Labor Statistics Reports
Extended Mass Layoffs (Quarterly) 02/16/2007 Producer Price Index 02/16/2007 U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes 02/15/2007 Quarterly Data Series on Business Employment Dynamics 02/14/2007 Continue Reading
DOD OIG Report on Management of the Iraq Security Forces Fund in Southwest Asia
D-2007-060 Management of the Iraq Security Forces Fund in Southwest Asia – Phase II (2/12/2007) (Project D2006-D000LQ-0240.000) Continue Reading
New on LLRX.com for February 2007 – Part I
Creating Intranet Applications for Knowledge Sharing Within Law Firms, by Jason Eiseman Technology and Policy Issues With Acquiring Digital Collections, by Roger V. Skalbeck and Iva M. Futrell Seven Legal Technology Trends for 2007: Widening the Digital Divide in Law Practice, by Dennis Kennedy GAO Releases Database of Comptroller General Decisions, by Michael Ravnitzky The… Continue Reading
GAO Report on Freedom of Information Act Processing Trends
Freedom of Information Act: Processing Trends Show Importance of Improvement Plans, GAO-07-491T, and Highlights, February 14, 2007. “Based on data in annual reports from 2002 to 2005, the public continued to submit more requests for information from the federal government through FOIA. Despite increasing the numbers of requests processed, many agencies did not keep pace… Continue Reading
House Oversight Committee Committee Hearing on Iraq Reconstruction Overview
“On Thursday, February 15, the three top auditors overseeing work in Iraq provided new information about the status of Iraq reconstruction projects and troop support contracts. The hearing examined whether the findings of these auditors should affect Congress’ assessment of the President’s new request for additional taxpayer dollars.” Chairman Waxman’s Opening Statement Supplemental Memo on… Continue Reading
DOJ OIG Report on Drug Enforcement Administration's International Operations
The Drug Enforcement Administration’s International Operations (Redacted), Audit Report 07-19, February 2007 (207 pages, PDF). Released February 5, 2007. Continue Reading
Interior OIG Assessment of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Office of Law Enforcement
Assessment of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Office of Law Enforcement (FWS-OLE), February 2007 – released February 15, 2007. “FWS-OLE conducts investigations, focusing on potentially devastating threats to wildlife, including illegal trade, unlawful commercial exploitation, habitat destruction, and environmental hazards. FWSOLE also regulates wildlife trade through inspections, ensuring compliance with applicable laws and working… Continue Reading
Democratic and Republican Certification of Requested Congressional Earmark Forms for the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Congressional Earmark Certification to Comply with Clause 9 of Rule XXI and Clause 17 of Rule XXIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives for the 110th Congress – Democratic or Republican. Continue Reading
CDT Analysis of Child Protection Bills Pending in Congress
“CDT has released an analysis of the legislative proposals now pending before Congress, February 15, 2007” – CDT Analysis of Child Protection Bills Pending in Congress (10 pages, PDF) Continue Reading
FTC Asks Court to Order Permanent Halt to Telephone Record Pretexting
Press release: “The Federal Trade Commission has asked a U.S. district court to order a permanent halt to operations that deceptively obtained and sold consumers confidential phone records without their knowledge or consent. The agency alleges the practice is not only unfair and deceptive in violation of federal law, but could endanger consumers safety. The… Continue Reading
