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EPA OIG Releases Annual Superfund Report and Financial Statements for Pesticide Reg. Fund

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2007-1-00071 Fiscal Year 2006 and 2005 Financial Statements for the Pesticide Registration Fund [Report PDF – 42 pages] [At a Glance PDF] May 30, 2007 2007-1-00070 Fiscal Year 2006 and 2005 Financial Statements for the Pesticides Reregistration and Expedited Processing Fund [Report PDF – 46 pages] [At a Glance PDF] May 30, 2007 EPA-350-R-07-001 Annual… Continue Reading

CT Attorney General Announces Nationwide Settlement With Choicepoint For Security Breach

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Press release, May 31, 2007: Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, with attorneys general from 43 other states, announced a settlement today with ChoicePoint for allegedly failing to adequately protect consumers’ personally identifiable information, resulting in a massive security breach. The Atlanta-based ChoicePoint, which collects and maintains personally identifiable information on consumers, provides identification and credential verification… Continue Reading

FTC Testifies on Government Agencies’ Collection and Use of Personal Information and Identity Theft

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Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On Public Entities, Personal Information, and Identity Theft, Presented by Betsy Broder, Assistant Director, Division of Privacy and Identity Protection, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Before the Ohio Privacy and Public Records Access Study Committee of the Ohio Senate and House of Representatives, May 31, 2007. President’s Identity Theft… Continue Reading

Compendium of Unimplemented HHS Office of Inspector General Recommendations

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Compendium of Unimplemented Office of Inspector General Recommendations, May 2007 (116 pages, PDF)- “The “Compendium of Unimplemented Office of Inspector General Recommendations” combines the “Red Book” (unimplemented monetary recommendations) and the “Orange Book” (unimplemented nonmonetary recommendations) into one publication. The “Red Book” focused on significant Office of Inspector General (OIG) cost-saving recommendations that had not… Continue Reading

Research Finds That Earth's Climate is Approaching 'Dangerous' Point

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Research Finds That Earth’s Climate is Approaching ‘Dangerous’ Point, May 30, 2007: “NASA and Columbia University Earth Institute research finds that human-made greenhouse gases have brought the Earth’s climate close to critical tipping points, with potentially dangerous consequences for the planet.” Related government documents and news: White House Fact Sheet: A New International Climate Change… Continue Reading

Census Releases New American Community Survey and County Business Patterns Reports

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American Community Survey Reports, The American Community—American Indians and Alaska Natives: 2004, released May 31, 2007 American Community Survey Reports, The American Community—Pacific Islanders: 2004, released May 31, 2007 Press release: “The nation added 112,000 new business establishments with paid employees between 2004 and 2005, contributing to 1.24 million new jobs and a 5.4 percent… Continue Reading

Global Peace Index Ranks 120 Nations According to Peacefulness

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Executive Summary: “The Economist Intelligence Unit, in conjunction with an international team of academics and peace experts, has compiled an innovative new Global Peace Index (GPI), which ranks 120 nations according to their relative peacefulness. The Global Peace Index is composed of 24 indicators, ranging from a nation’s level of military expenditure to its relations… Continue Reading