Press release: “The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced draft regulations in the form of a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to establish minimum standards for state-issued drivers licenses and identification cards in accordance with the REAL ID Act of 2005. These proposed regulations set standards for states to meet the requirements of the REAL… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: March 2007
Paper on Disk Failures in the Real World
Follow up to February 19, 2007 posting, Google Publishes Study on Failure Rates of Hard Disk Drives, from the 5th USENIX Conference on File and Storage Technologies and Awarded Best Paper, Disk Failures in the Real World: What Does an MTTF of 1,000,000 Hours Mean to You? “Component failure in large-scale IT installations is becoming… Continue Reading
New Report Reveals Homeland Security Boondoggles Coast To Coast
Press release: “Today, Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY), a member of the House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, and Rep. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) released a report detailing some of the most outrageous homeland security spending boondoggles from coast to coast. The Congressmen also announced the Homeland Security Transparency Act, which would require public disclosure… Continue Reading
2007 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report Released
“The 2007 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) is an annual report by the Department of State to Congress prepared in accordance with the Foreign Assistance Act. It describes the efforts of key countries to attack all aspects of the international drug trade in Calendar Year 2006. Volume I covers drug and chemical control activities.… Continue Reading
Commission on the National Guard and Reserves Report to Congress
Strengthening America’s Defenses in the New Security Environment Second Report to Congress, March 1, 2007. “The independent Commission on the National Guard and Reserves is charged by Congress to recommend any needed changes in law and policy to ensure that the Guard and Reserves are organized, trained, equipped, compensated, and supported to best meet the… Continue Reading
FEC Approves Barack Obama Advisory Opinion, Clarifies Enforcement Terms
Press release: “The Federal Election Commission (FEC/the Commission) met in open session on Thursday, March 1, 2007 and unanimously approved an Advisory Opinion permitting Senator Barack Obama to solicit and receive contributions designated for the 2008 presidential general election while retaining the option of refunding those contributions and accepting public funding should he become the… Continue Reading
Texas AG Abates Opinion on Redaction of Social Security Numbers
Follow up to February 23, 2007 posting, County Clerk Property Records Images No Longer Available Online, this updated information: A.G. gives county clerks reprieve on privacy law – “Attorney General Greg Abbott this morning issued a letter that allows county clerks statewide to release public documents with private information on them, such as Social Security… Continue Reading
VA OIG Review of Patient Safety in the Operating Room in Veterans Health Administration Facilities
Review of Patient Safety in the Operating Room in Veterans Health Administration Facilities [05-00379-91], February 28, 2007. “This review was conducted to evaluate Veterans Health Administration (VHA) medical facilities efforts to ensure patient safety in the operating room (OR). Our purpose was to determine whether: (1) facility leaders established and implemented effective policies, procedures, and… Continue Reading
Amtrak's FY 2008 Budget Needs
Amtrak’s FY 2008 Budget Needs, February 28, 2007, Testimony by David Tornquist, Assistant Inspector General, Competition and Economic Analysis Before the Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Committee on Appropriations – United States Senate. See also, from AP: Amtrak Struggles With Late Trains – Dependent on Freight Railroads, Amtrak Can’t Run… Continue Reading
National War Powers Commission Convened by Miller Center for Public Research
Press release: “In keeping with its tradition of assembling national commissions of major stature, the Miller Center has convened the National War Powers Commission, a private bipartisan panel led by former Secretaries of State James A. Baker, III and Warren Christopher. The Commission will examine how the Constitution allocates the powers of beginning, conducting, and… Continue Reading
How the U.S. Government Raises and Spends $3 Trillion Per Year
“GovBudget.com is the first user-friendly, interactive website illustrating how the U.S. Government raises and spends nearly $3 trillion per year.” Continue Reading
CFR Title 11 Now Available Online Via FEC
“The FEC publishes a new edition of its regulations annually. The rules are codified in Title 11 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). Each edition of the CFR is current as of January 1 of the year of publication. As the Commission promulgates additional regulations throughout the year, it publishes those rules in the… Continue Reading
