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Daily Archives: April 25, 2007
Report on GAO Access to DHS Information on Programs and Activities
Department of Homeland Security: Observations on GAO Access to Information on Programs and Activities, GAO-07-700T, April 25, 2007.: “In testimony before this committee and the House Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Homeland Security in February 2007, GAO stated that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has not made its management or operational decisions transparent enough… Continue Reading
Oversight Committee Issues Three Subpoenas To Further Investigations
“On Wednesday, the Government Oversight Committee approved the issuance of three subpoenas related to ongoing investigations. The Committee issued two subpoenas to the Republican National Committee requesting the testimony of RNC Chairman Mike Duncan and documents related to possible violations of the Presidential Records Act and the Hatch Act by White House officials. The third… Continue Reading
GAO Reviews Impact of TSA's Prohibited Items List
Aviation Security: TSA’s Change to Its Prohibited Items List Has Not Resulted in Any Reported Security Incidents, but the Impact of the Change on Screening Operations Is Inconclusive, GAO-07-623R, April 25, 2007: “The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has primary responsibility for ensuring the security of civil aviation, which includes the safety of passengers and flight… Continue Reading
House Judiciary Committee Approves Immunity Order, Authorizes Subpoena for former DoJ Official Monica Goodling
Follow up to April 18, 2007 posting, Meeting to Consider a Resolution Authorizing House Judiciary Chairman to Subpoena Monica Goodling, today’s press release, House Judiciary Committee Approves Immunity Order, Authorizes Subpoena for former DoJ Official Monica Goodling. Continue Reading
Federal Reserve Beige Book, April 25, 2007
The Beige Book, April 25, 2007 – Summary: “Prepared at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis and based on information collected before April 16, 2007. This document summarizes comments received from businesses and other contacts outside the Federal Reserve and is not a commentary on the views of Federal Reserve officials. Most Federal Reserve… Continue Reading
Research Study on Business Journalism Blogging Released by Reynolds Center
Press release: “Three-fourths of the nation’s largest newspapers now offer blogs on business-related topics, according to a study released today by the Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism at Arizona State University. These popular online Web journals written by reporters get breaking news to readers more quickly, according to 60 percent of the… Continue Reading
Task Force Report on Returning Global War on Terror Heroes
Press release: “Military personnel returning from Iraq and Afghanistan can look forward to more timely receipt of benefits, better information and more streamlined processes, thanks to streamlined federal procedures announced today by Secretary of Veterans Affairs Jim Nicholson, who chaired a presidential task force…The task force focused on improvements that could be made within the… Continue Reading
Report of the Defense Science Board Task Force on Defense Biometrics
Report of the Defense Science Board Task Force on Defense Biometrics, March 2007 (178 pages, PDF). “The final reports includes overall findings and recommendations that focus on information management and sharing; R&D, material and technology; issues beyond DoD; issues internal to DoD; DoD organizational issues; and legal and privacy issues.” Continue Reading
OECD Factbook 2007 – Economic, Environmental and Social Statistics
OECD Factbook 2007 – Economic, Environmental and Social Statistics: “The OECD Factbook is an essential tool providing a global overview of world economic, social and environmental trends. It brings together in a single publication 100 indicators that are essential for evaluating the relative position of any OECD country, both at a given moment and over… Continue Reading
Fact Sheet: United States Maintains Information and Communication Technology Leadership and Economic Strength
NTIA Fact Sheet: “In their recent announcement ranking countries on their broadband penetration, the Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) fails to take into consideration tens of millions of United States broadband users, including students, employees of corporations and United States Government employees, to name a few. Additionally, by neglecting to count mobile wireless… Continue Reading
New LC Country Profile on France
From the Library of Congress, Federal Research Division, Country Studies Program, this newly released profile of France (35 pages, PDF). Continue Reading
