Via FAS, Army Casualty Program 600-8-1, February 28, 2007 (135 pages, PDF): “This consolidated regulation prescribes policies and mandated tasks governing U.S. Army casualty operations, to include casualty reporting, casualty notification, and casualty assistance.”
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Daily Archives: March 2, 2007
FDA Publishes Guidance on Communication of Drug Safety Information
Press release: “The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today issued final guidance that describes FDAs current approach to communicating drug safety information, including emerging safety information, to the public. The guidance also includes the factors that influence when such information is communicated. Important drug safety information has the potential to alter the benefit/risk analysis… Continue Reading
Preliminary Analysis of the President's Budget Request for 2008
CBO Preliminary Analysis of the President’s Budget Request for 2008, March 2, 2007. Budget Options, February 2007 (373 pages, PDF) Testimony on Economic Volatility – statement by CBO Director Peter R. Orszag before the Joint Economic Committee, February 28, 2007 AP: CBO says budget fails to balance by 2012 – “…Bush’s February budget plan would… Continue Reading
DOD OIG Equitable Sharing Grants Audit Reports
Crime Victim Compensation Program Grant Awarded to the Oklahoma Crime Victims Compensation Board, Audit Report GR-80-07-005, January 2007 Use of Equitable Sharing Assets by the Norwalk, Connecticut Police Department, Audit Report GR-70-07-002, February 2007 Continue Reading
DOD OIG Report to Congress on Implementation of Section 1001 of the USA PATRIOT Act
Department of Justice OIG Report to Congress on Implementation of Section 1001 of the USA PATRIOT Act, Special Report, March 2007: “Section 1001 of the USA PATRIOT Act (Patriot Act), Public Law 107-56, directs the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ or Department) to undertake a series of… Continue Reading
George W. Bush Public Papers – 2003 Book I
“The Public Papers of the Presidents, which is compiled and published by the Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration, began in 1957 in response to a recommendation of the National Historical Publications Commission. Noting the lack of uniform compilations of messages and papers of the Presidents before this time, the Commission… Continue Reading
Jury Instructions on Reasonable Doubt From Libby Trial
Via TalkLeft, a copy of the jury instruction on reasonable doubt. Via JustOneMinute, the draft version of the 127 pages of jury instructions (PDF). Continue Reading
Data Show Federal Drug Prosecutions Reach Five Year Low
Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse, Syracuse University – Narcotics/Drugs Prosecutions for November 2006: “The latest available data from the Justice Department show that during November 2006 the government reported filing 1889 new narcotics/drugs prosecutions. According to the case-by-case information analyzed by the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC), this number is down 13.7% over the previous month.” Continue Reading
Recently Released CRS Reports on Iraq, Iran and China
Iraq: Elections, Constitution, and Government, Updated February 27, 2007 Iraq: Post-Saddam Governance and Security, Updated February 22, 2007 Iran’s Nuclear Program: Recent Developments, Updated February 22, 2007 Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses, Updated February 20, 2007 China-U.S. Relations: Current Issues and Implications for U.S. Policy, February 14, 2007 Continue Reading
DHS OIG Review of Customs and Border Protection's Agriculture Inspection Activities
Review of Customs and Border Protection’s Agriculture Inspection Activities, OIG-07-32 (PDF, 58 pages) February 2007. February 28, 2007 Secretary Michael Chertoff, testified [text of his testimony] before the Senate Judiciary Committee. “With Congresss help, DHS has made measurable progress in achieving effective control of the border and improving the enforcement of our immigration laws… Continue Reading
Upcoming GAO Report Details Analysis, Dissemination, Visualization, Insight and Semantic Enhancement (ADVISE) Program
Washington Post, February 28, 2007: New Profiling Program Raises Privacy Concerns: “The Department of Homeland Security is testing a data-mining program that would attempt to spot terrorists by combing vast amounts of information about average Americans, such as flight and hotel reservations.” Christian Science Monitor, February 9, 2006: US plans massive data sweep – Little-known… Continue Reading
E-Gov Act Report Highlights Results
Report to Congress on the Benefits of the E-Government Initiatives: “In February 2007, the Office of Management and Budget submitted to Congress the second annual Report to Congress on the Benefits of the E-Government Initiatives. The report outlines the purpose of the E-Government and Line of Business Initiatives and highlights the benefits agencies receive from… Continue Reading
