Press release: “Former 9/11 Commission counsel Janice Kephart announces the launch of an online Identity Document Security Library, consisting of legal, technical and policy pieces regarding identity document security. Kephart, a nationally recognized border security expert, created the library to serve as a ‘one-stop-shop’ information portal for those seeking objective, credible information on the issue of identity document security…The issue of identity, and information about identity, underlies the 9/11 Commission’s border work, whose recommendations included the creation of minimum standards for state-issued driver licenses and IDs. Kephart’s recently issued white paper, Identity and Security: Moving Beyond the 9/11 Staff Report on Identity Document Security, maintains that securing identities and identity documents is perhaps the single most effective measure the United States can take to lay a foundation for national and economic security and public safety.”
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Daily Archives: March 26, 2007
Iraqi Volunteers; Iraqi Refugees: What Is America's Obligation?
Iraqi Volunteers; Iraqi Refugees: What Is America’s Obligation? Ellen Sauerbrey, Assistant Secretary for Population, Refugees, and Migration – Statement before the House Foreign Affairs Committee Subcommittee on Middle East and South Asia, Washington, DC, March 26, 2007. Continue Reading
DOJ OIG Report on Report on Development of the Integrated Wireless Network in DOJ
Progress Report on Development of the Integrated Wireless Network in the Department of Justice, Audit Report 07-25, March 2007: “Just to replace DOJs antiquated legacy wireless communications equipment would cost DOJ approximately $900 million. However, the DOJ will require more than twice that amount to fund its share of IWN. Consequently, for the DOJ, DHS,… Continue Reading
Oversight Committee Directs RNC to Preserve White House Emails
“Citing evidence that senior White House officials are using RNC and other political email accounts to avoid leaving a record of official communications, Chairman Waxman directs the Republican National Committee and the Bush-Cheney 04 Campaign to preserve the emails of White House officials and to meet with Committee staff to explain how the accounts are… Continue Reading
Oversight Committee Requests CIA Documents Related to Disclosure of CIA Agent
“Citing concerns that a Senate Intelligence Committee report may be inaccurate, Chairman Waxman asks the CIA for Agency memos related to Ambassador Wilson’s February 2002 trip to Niger and the subsequent disclosure of Ms.Wilsons covert status. Ms. Wilson recently testified before the Oversight Committee that the Senate report incorrectly claims that she was responsible for… Continue Reading
Description of Revenue Provisions Contained In The President's Fiscal Year 2008 Budget Proposal
In connection with a markup scheduled by the Committee on Ways and Means for March 28, 2007, the Joint Committee on Taxation has issued Description Of The “Taxpayer Protection Act Of 2007” (JCX-18-07) and the estimated revenue effects (JCX-19-07) See also CBO An Analysis of the President’s Budgetary Proposals for Fiscal Year 2008, March 2007 Continue Reading
DOJ OIG Report and Army Criminal Investigation Report on Matters Related to the Death of Corporal Patrick Tillman
Department of Defense Inspector General’s Report No. IPO2007E001 on the “Review of Matters Related to the Death of Corporal Patrick Tillman, U.S. Army” (PDF), March 26, 2007. U.S. Dept. of the Army Criminal Investigation Command Report of Investigation Regarding Corporal Patrick Tillman, March 19, 2007 [note this is huge file, 1092 pages, PDF] Dept. of… Continue Reading
DHS OIG Assessment of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Fugitive Operations Teams
An Assessment of United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Fugitive Operations Teams, OIG-07-34 (PDF, 68 pages) March 26, 2007. Continue Reading
DHS OIG Interim Reviews of Hurricane Wilma and Katrina Activities
Interim Review of Hurricane Wilma Activities, City of Coral Gables, FL, DA-07-06 (PDF, 3 pages) Review of Hurricane Katrina Activities, Hancock County, MS, DA-07-05 (PDF, 3 pages) Review of Hurricane Wilma Activities, City of Port Saint Lucie, DD-07-04 (PDF, 4 pages) Related postings on hurricanes Katrina and Rita Continue Reading
Medical Malpractice Insurance Claims in Seven States, 2000-2004
Medical Malpractice Insurance Claims in Seven States, 2000-2004, 03/25/07: “Majority of medical malpractice claims in seven states closed without compensation payments” “Focuses on medical malpractice claims that were closed in Florida, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, Missouri, Nevada, and Texas from 2000 to 2004. In these states medical malpractice insurance providers are required by law to submit… Continue Reading
FDA Posts Menu Foods Pet Food Recall Frequently Asked Questions
Menu Foods Pet Food Recall FAQ: “On March 16, Menu Foods, Inc. of Streetsville, Ontario, Canada initiated a voluntary recall involving a large number of both dog and cat foods produced at its facilities in Emporia, Kansas and Pennsauken, N.J. between December 3, 2006 and March 6, 2007. The products are sold by many different… Continue Reading
