Special Master Reports are now posted on the Supreme Court’s website, under the link for Dockets, which in turn has a link to Special Master Reports on the bottom portion of the page. Via Wex: “A “special master” is appointed by a court to carry out some sort of action on its behalf. Theoretically, a… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: February 2007
Consumer Payment Study – AARP Research Report
Consumer Payment Study – AARP Research Report, February 1, 2007 (31 pages, PDF): “To what extent do age 25+ individuals with bill-paying responsibility for their households use newer electronic payment methods, such as automatic bill payment and online transactions, as well as more traditional payment methods, such as cash, checks and credit cards? This national… Continue Reading
DHS Future of Terrorism Task Force Report
Future of Terrorism Task Force Report, January 2007 (PDF 16 pages) and Presentation, January 11, 2007 (PDF, 16 pages). Continue Reading
FDA Report "Reinforces Commitment to Drug Safety"
The Future of Drug Safety Promoting and Protecting the Health of the Public – FDA’s Response to the Institute of Medicine’s 2006 Report, released January 30, 2007. Continue Reading
Climate Risk Disclosure by the S&P 500
Climate Risk Disclosure by the S&P 500, January 2007 (80 pages, PDF: “This report assesses how S&P 500 corporations from 11 key industries disclose the risks and opportunities they face from climate change. The report finds that over half of the nation’s largest companies are providing inadequate disclosure to investors, despite growing financial losses in… Continue Reading
British Library Institutes Access Fees for Archives
Press release, The British Library and the Public Sector Spending Review: “Readers may have read in the newspapers that the British Library may have to start charging for access to the reading rooms. We are currently working with DCMS to assist them in making the best case for the British Library in the current public… Continue Reading
Additional Gov. Docs. Released Related to Ongoing Troop Equipment Shortages
Follow-up to my January 30, 2007 posting, DOD OIG Unclassified Summary of Equipment Status of Deployed Forces Within the U.S. Central Command, see today’s press release: “Rep. Louise M. Slaughter (D-NY-28), Chairwoman of the House Rules Committee, today responded to a newly released Inspector General audit detailing equipment shortages for the American troops sent into… Continue Reading
Sens. Warner, Nelson, Collins Revised Resolution on Iraq
Senate Concurrent Resolution 7 Expressing the Sense of the Congress on Iraq, January 31, 2007. [S.Con.Res.7] Continue Reading
