SBA Fact Sheet on Hurricane Katrina Recovery Contracts, April 12, 2007. AP – SBA: Mistakes Made in Post-Katrina Loans Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: April 2007
Fact Sheet: Proposed FISA Modernization Legislation
Office of the Director of National Intelligence, April 13, 2007, Fact Sheet: Proposed FISA (Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act)Modernization Legislation “Key Provisions of this Bill Are: Updating the definition of electronic surveillance to account for the sweeping changes in telecommunications technology that have taken place. The proposed legislation is technology neutral. In contrast to the 1978… Continue Reading
Challenges Hampering IRS Infrastructure Upgrades Persist For Decades
IRS trudges on with aging computers – “More than 20 years after its first attempt at a massive upgrade of 1960s-era mainframes, the IRS still isn’t sure when the project will,” by Anne Broache, CNET News.com “The Internal Revenue Service has been trying for years to upgrade its antiquated mainframe computers, which process Americans’ tax… Continue Reading
DOD OIG Report on Acquisition of the Navy Rapid Airborne Mine Clearance System
D-2007-084 Acquisition of the Navy Rapid Airborne Mine Clearance System (4/11/2007) (3MB) (Project No. D2006-D000AE-0153.000). PDF or View Summary Only. Continue Reading
First Generation E-Rulemaking: An Assessment of Regulatory Agency Websites
Stuart Shapiro and Cary Coglianese, First Generation E-Rulemaking: An Assessment of Regulatory Agency Websites (April 11, 2007). University of Pennsylvania Law School. Scholarship at Penn Law. Paper 153. “We examine 89 websites from federal regulatory agencies in order to evaluate their ease of use for those interested in commenting on or learning about their proposed… Continue Reading
AG Gonzales to Appear at Senate Hearing on Firing of Prosecutors
Referencing previous postings on U.S. Attorney Firings, in anticipation of the appearance April 19, 2007 of Attorney General Gonzales before Judiciary Committee to answer questions about the firings of eight U.S. attorneys, here is a copy of his prepared statement. See also this registration free article from the April 16, 2007 Legal Times, an interview… Continue Reading
BBC Plans to Offer Entire Broadcasting Archive Free
Guardian Unlimited reports: “The BBC wants to put nearly one million hours of material on the internet for viewers to watch, listen to and download and has already begun the long process of retrieving and transferring programmes. A trial involving 20,000 users will begin next month, and the service could be available nationally in a… Continue Reading
Gasoline Prices and the Consumer: Perceptions and Realities
“As the petroleum industry prepares for the beginning of the spring transition to summer-blend fuel, National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) examines the basic conditions that affect the industry, including a new report on consumer perceptions about gasoline prices, the 2007 NACS Consumer Fuels Report.” See also Online Resources on Gasoline Prices Continue Reading
National Indian Gaming Commission Plans to Update its Regulations
Press release: “The National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC) has set as one of its goals this year to update and modernize it regulations and issue regulations that address several important issues. In keeping with this goal, the Commission is in the process of developing amendments and additions to it regulations in several areas of interest.… Continue Reading
FDA's Pet Food Recall Website
FDA’s Pet Food Recall website includes the following useful data and news: Combined List of Recalled Pet Food Products (MS Excel, 980KB) What Is FDA Doing About the Pet Food Situation? News Updates See also, Lawyers Set to Argue New Legal Theory in Pet-Poisoning Cases – Some attorneys will claim that pets qualify as ‘special… Continue Reading
New Survey on Civic Engagement Among Young Men and Women
New national study from Tufts University’s Jonathan M. Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service: Civic Engagement Among Young Men and Women. “The new fact sheet shows how young men and women perform on the 19 measures of civic engagement. Utilizing data from the 2006 Civic and Political Health of the Nation Survey, and several… Continue Reading
Fortune Releases Annual Ranking of America's Largest Corporations
Fortune 500 2007: Full List See also Show FORTUNE 500 Companies, powered by Google Maps: Top 50 | 25 Most profitable | Full list Continue Reading
