“The Beige Book – Summary: “Prepared at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City and based on information collected on or before February 26, 2007…Most Federal Reserve Districts reported modest expansion in economic activity since the last report, but several Districts noted some slowing. For example, New York characterized growth as well-maintained but with a… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: March 2007
Citizens Against Government Waste Released 2007 Congressional Pig Book
Press release: “Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) today released the 2007 Congressional Pig Book. The Pig Book is CAGWs annual compilation of all the pork-barrel projects in the federal budget. The 2007 Pig Book identifies 2,658 pork projects at a cost of $13.2 billion in the Defense and Homeland Security Appropriations Acts for fiscal 2007.… Continue Reading
FBI Releases Annual Report to the Public
Press release: “The arm of the FBI that investigates financial crimes ranging from underground pyramid schemes to institutionalized fraud in the nations corporate suites has issued its annual report detailing the most prevalent types of schemes investigators tackled in 2006. The Financial Crimes Report to the Public is prepared each year by the Financial Crimes… Continue Reading
FTC Provides Senate with Overview of Recent Antitrust Activities
Press release: “Providing Federal Trade Commission testimony today before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committees Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition, and Business and Consumer Rights, Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras said that to accomplish its competition mission, the agency has focused its enforcement and outreach efforts on sectors of the economy that have the greatest impact on consumers.… Continue Reading
C-SPAN Announces Copyright Policy Liberalization
Press release: “Advancing its longstanding mission of bringing government closer to the people, C-SPAN announced today two major initiatives designed to greatly expand citizen access to its online video of federal government activities, such as congressional hearings, agency briefings, and White House events…[thanks to Peggy Garvin] C-SPAN is introducing a liberalized copyright policy for current,… Continue Reading
Pew Research Report on Changing Landscape of U.S. Public Education
The Changing Landscape of U.S. Public Education -Hispanics Account for Most of Rising Enrollments, by Rick Fry, Senior Research Associate, Pew Hispanic Center, March 7, 2007: “Since the mid-1990s, two trends have transformed the landscape of American public education: Enrollment has increased because of the growth of the Hispanic population, and the number of schools… Continue Reading
Final Rule on Office of the Attorney General; National Security Division
“This rule amends part 0 of title 28 of the Code of Federal Regulations to reflect the establishment of the National Security Division at the Department of Justice. The National Security Division was created by section 506 of the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 (“the Act”). This rule, which sets forth the… Continue Reading
Office of the Clerk, House of Representatives Posts Member, Committee and Contact Info
Official Alphabetical List of Members, March 6, 2007 Official List of Members by State, March 6, 2007 Official Member Telephone Directory, March 6, 2007 Official Alphabetical List of Members with Committee Assignments, March 6, 2007 Official List of Standing Committees, March 6, 2007 Continue Reading
Free Access to Current and Historic IBM Systems Journals Online
Via Metafilter, this link to current issues of the IBM Journal of Research and Development and the Systems Journal (no fee) as well as to a Special Report – Celebrating 50 years of the IBM Journals: “Since the first publication of the IBM Journal of Research and Development in 1957 and the IBM Systems Journal… Continue Reading
NRC Issues Annual Assessments For Nation's Nuclear Plants
Press release: “The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued annual assessment letters to the nations 103 operating commercial nuclear power plants. All the plants continue to operate safely…Later this spring, the NRC will meet publicly with the operators of every plant in nearby locations to discuss plant performance. A separate announcement will be issued for each… Continue Reading
House Judiciary Committee Hearing on Hearing: Protecting the Right to Vote
House Judiciary, Full Committee Hearing: Protecting the Right to Vote: Election Deception and Irregularities in Recent Federal Elections March 6, 2007. “Election intimidation and deception have become an unfortuante aspect of recent federal elections, threatening to undermine Americans’ confidence in a democratic government,” Conyers said. “This hearing will expose some of the problems that voters… Continue Reading
Indiana Medical Error Reporting System
“State health officials have released the first preliminary report of the Medical Error Reporting System (MERS). The report counts the number of medical errors and reportable events occurring in Indiana hospitals and health care facilities.” From the report: “This report is the first report of the Indiana Medical Error Reporting System. This is a preliminary… Continue Reading
