Questions and Answers from U.S. Attorneys Q & A from Committee for John McKay Q & A from Committee for Carol Lam Q & A from Committee for Bud Cummins Q & A from Committee for David Iglesias Iglesias Supplement Q & A from Committee for Paul K. Charlton Charlton Supplement 1 Charlton Supplement 2… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: April 2007
FDA Consumer No Longer Available in Print
“The FDA has informed GPO that the title “FDA Consumer” will cease in printed format after the March-April 2007 issue. The FDA does not plan an on-line product that would serve as a web version of the Consumer; rather they advise that information that has been presented in the FDA Consumer will [in future be… Continue Reading
BEA Report on Domestic Product, First Quarter 2007
“Real gross domestic product — the output of goods and services produced by labor and property located in the United States — increased at an annual rate of 1.3 percent in the first quarter of 2007, according to advance estimates released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the fourth quarter, real GDP increased 2.5… Continue Reading
National Center for State Courts, Grand Juries Resource Guide
Naitional Center for State Courts, Grand Juries Resource Guide Continue Reading
Book Searching Update Presentation from Computers in Libraries
Book Searching Update, Computers in Libraries 2007 presentation by Greg R. Notess. Continue Reading
Oversight Committee Asks Agencies for Information on Political Presentations
“Following media reports that at least 20 political briefings were given to officials of at least 15 federal agencies, Chairman Waxman writes to government agencies requesting further information and documents about any briefings mentioning elections or candidates provided to agency employees by officials in the White House.” [This link includes the text of each letter] Continue Reading
GAO Report Recommends Energy Audits in Strategy to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Legislative Branch: Energy Audits are Key to Strategy for Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions GAO-07-516, April 25, 2007: “Legislative branch operations generated about 316,000 metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions (expressed in carbon dioxide equivalents) in fiscal year 2006. The amount of greenhouse gas emissions generated by legislative branch operations is equal to the emissions produced… Continue Reading
Congress-Judiciary Pay Link Opposed by Former Lawmakers
Follow up to previous postings on judicial pay raises, see How to Pay the Piper: It’s Time to Call Different Tunes for Congressional and Judicial Salaries – Issues in Governance Studies, April 2007 “A group of former U.S. Senators and Representatives is preparing to call for Congress to end the practice of linking the salaries… Continue Reading
Protecting Public Health and Human Services Programs: A 30-Year Retrospective
“The year 2006 marked the 30th anniversary of the establishment of the Office of Inspector General (OIG) at the Department of Health and Human Services, 20th anniversary of the False Claims Amendments Act of 1986, and 10th anniversary of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). Protecting Public Health and Human Services… Continue Reading
Web Mashups Help Citizens Track the Political Money Trail
From Wired, Web Mashups Turn Citizens Into Washington’s Newest Watchdogs: “Sites like Maplight.org, Opensecrets.org and Follow the Money, along with wiki-based political reporting resources like Congresspedia, are increasingly giving ordinary citizens the ability to easily document the flow of special-interest money and how it influences the legislature. These new tools are providing an unprecedented level… Continue Reading
Oversight Committee Asks Agencies for Information on Political Presentations
“Following media reports that at least 20 political briefings were given to officials of at least 15 federal agencies, Chairman Waxman writes to government agencies requesting further information and documents about any briefings mentioning elections or candidates provided to agency employees by officials in the White House.” [This link includes the text of each letter] Continue Reading
EPA OIG Evaluation of U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Boards Compliance with the Federal Information Security Management Act
2007-P-00019 Evaluation of U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Boards Compliance with the Federal Information Security Management Act and Efforts to Protect Sensitive Agency Information (Fiscal Year 2006) [Report PDF – 33 pages] [At a Glance] April 23, 2007. Continue Reading
