The PILOTS Database – An Electronic Index to the Traumatic Stress Literature: “The PILOTS database is an electronic index to the worldwide literature on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other mental-health consequences of exposure to traumatic events. It is produced by the National Center for PTSD, and is electronically available to the public. There is… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: March 2007
Annual Statistics Show Continued Improvement In Aviation Safety
Press release: “The state of civil aviation safety continued to improve in 2006, according to statistics released today by the National Transportation Safety Board. The number of accidents in all segments of civil aviation in 2006 were less than in 2005, with general aviation recording the lowest number of accidents and fatal accidents in the… Continue Reading
Viacom Files Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Against YouTube
FindLaw: Viacom Files Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Against YouTube and Google Over Unauthorized Use Of The Company’s Shows: Viacom International, Inc. v. YouTube, Inc., YouTube, LLC, and Google, Inc., March 13, 2007. Viacom statement: Suit Seeks Court Ruling To Require YouTube And Google To Comply With Copyright Laws And Pay $1 Billion In Damages Google statement:… Continue Reading
DOJ Documents Released to Congress Concerning U.S. Attorney Firings
DOJ Document Sets Released on 3-13-2007 DOJ Document Set, Part I DOJ Document Set, Part II DOJ Document Set, Part III DOJ Document Set, Part IV Continue Reading
Senate Moves to Declassify CIA Report on 9/11
Press release: “U.S. Senate legislation to implement unfinished recommendations of the 9/11 commission includes a bipartisan amendment to declassify the Executive Summary of the CIA Inspector Generals Report on 9/11. The CIA report is the only major 9/11 government review that has not been made public, a fact that the Vice Chairman of the U.S.… Continue Reading
DHS OIG Audit of Agency Corrective Action Plan Process for Financial Reporting
Audit of DHS’ Corrective Action Plan Process for Financial Reporting – Report No. 4, OIG-07-29 (PDF, 29 pages), February 2007. Continue Reading
DHS OIG Audit of Special Transient Accommodations Program For the Evacuees From Hurricanes Katrina and Rita
Special Transient Accommodations Program For the Evacuees From Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, OIG-07-31 (PDF, 109 pages) – 03/13/2007 Related postings on hurricanes Katrina and Rita Continue Reading
Final FY 2007 Fair Market Rent Documentation System
Final FY 2007 Fair Market Rent Documentation System: “This system provides complete documentation of the development of the final FY 2007 Fair Market Rents (FMRs) for any area of the country selected by the user. After selecting the desired geography, the user is provided a page containing a summary of how the final FY 2007… Continue Reading
GAO Report on Veterans' Disability Benefits
Veterans’ Disability Benefits: Processing of Claims Continues to Present Challenges GAO-07-562T, and Highlights, March 13, 2007: “VA continues to face challenges in improving service delivery to veterans, specifically speeding up the process of adjudication and appeal, and reducing the existing backlog of claims. For example, as of the end of fiscal year 2006, rating-related compensation… Continue Reading
House Judiciary Committee Releases Documents Regarding Attorney General Firings
Follow up to related postings on firings of U.S. attorneys: 3/13/2007 – Chairman Conyers Calls on White House, Justice Department to Provide Answers about the Firing of U.S. Attorneys 3/13/2007 – DOJ-Released Documents Regarding Atty. General Firings, Part I 3/13/2007 – DOJ-Released Documents Regarding Atty. General Firings, Part II 3/13/2007 – DOJ-Released Documents Regarding Atty.… Continue Reading
The Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress
The Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress (February 2007, 98 pages): “The Annual Homeless Assessment Report marks the first time since 1984 that HUD has reported the number of homeless people in the United States. The Department used electronic person-based Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) data and locally implemented homeless counts to arrive at the… Continue Reading
Federal Judiciary Seeking 67 New Judgeships
“The Judicial Conference of the United States today voted to ask Congress to create 67 new federal judgeships15 for the courts of appeals and 52 for the district courts. Congress has not increased the number of appellate judges since it last enacted an omnibus judgeship bill in 1990. Since that time, the number of court… Continue Reading
