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Daily Archives: April 19, 2007
Justices Breyer, Alito Testify on Pay Raises for Federal Judges
Follow up to previous postings on pay raise for judges, “Supreme Court Justices Stephen Breyer and Samuel Alito testified before a House subcommittee, calling for a salary increase for federal judges. Breyer text (pdf). Alito text (pdf). See also this Fact Sheet on Judicial Compensation.” Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property Oversight Hearing… Continue Reading
Senate Judiciary Committee Holds Department of Justice Oversight Hearing
“The Senate Judiciary Committee April 19 held a hearing concerning oversight of the Department of Justice. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales testified at the hearing about the abrupt dismissal of eight U.S. Attorneys.” Prepared Remarks of Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales at the Senate Judicary Oversight Hearing, April 19, 2007. Statements, Letters, And Releases About The… Continue Reading
Energy Commission Proposes Plan to Cut Total U.S. Climate Emissions in First Year of Program
Press release: “The National Commission on Energy Policy, a bipartisan group of top energy experts from industry, government, labor, academia, and environmental and consumer groups, today released a series of new, sweeping recommendations to address the nation’s leading energy challenges. In its new report, Energy Policy Recommendations to the President and the 110th Congress (148… Continue Reading
HHS Report on Abstinence Education Programs
Impacts of Four Title V, Section 510 Abstinence Education Programs, Final Report, April 2007 by: Christopher Trenholm, Barbara Devaney, Ken Fortson, Lisa Quay, Justin Wheeler, and Melissa Clark, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. Contract No.: HHS 100-98-0010 MPR Reference No.: 8549-110 Submitted to: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Assistant Secretary for… Continue Reading
USA.gov Launches Redesigned Site
Follow up to January 11, 2007 posting, FirstGov is Now USA.gov, today USA.gov relaunched with a new design, navigation and accessibility platform that significantly enhances user interface with the site. The site maintains a red, white a blue theme, with topical tabs running across the top of each page [For Citizens, For Business and Nonprofits,… Continue Reading
House Veterans Affairs Committee Report Card for the First Quarter
House Veterans’ Affairs Committee Report Card for the First Quarter, April 19, 2007. Press release: “Today, Chairman of the House Veterans Affairs Committee Bob Filner (D-CA) announced an ambitious agenda focused on providing funds for the warrior, reaching out to Americans veterans and providing Congressional oversight with results. In the first 100 days of the… Continue Reading
VA Health Information Letter on Sarcoidosis
Under Secretary For Health’s Information Letter (IL 10-2007-001): Sarcoidosis (January 9, 2007) Continue Reading
Phishing Activity Trends for February 2007
Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG), Phishing Activity Trends for February 2007 (8 pages, PDF) “The number of phishing reports received by the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) came to 23,610 in February, a drop of over 6,000 from Januarys previous record high of 29,930. ► For the first time ever recorded by the APWG, the United States… Continue Reading
Bureau of Justice Statistics: Crime and the Nation's Households, 2005
Bureau of Justice Statistics: Crime and the Nation’s Households, 2005 – “Presents information on households or persons in households who experienced one or more violent or property victimizations in 2005. Measuring crime by counting the affected households gives an understanding of whether crime is concentrated in fewer households or spread among more households in the… Continue Reading
Presidential Proclamation 8126–Honoring the Victims of the Tragedy at Virginia Tech
Proclamation 8126–Honoring the Victims of the Tragedy at Virginia Tech, [Federal Register: April 19, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 75)][Presidential Documents][Page 19777-19779] Continue Reading
DOJ OIG Reports on Equitable Sharing Grants and Justice Program Grants
Use of Equitable Sharing Revenues by the Boulder County Drug Task Force Boulder, Colorado, Audit Report GR-60-07-003, April 2007 Use of Equitable Sharing Assets by the Philadelphia District Attorneys Office, Audit Report GR-70-07-003, March 2007 Office of Justice Programs Southwest Border Prosecution Initiative Funding Received by the Yuma County Attorneys Office, Yuma, Arizona, Audit Report… Continue Reading
