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Global Corruption Report 2007

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“The Global Corruption Report offers an annual, systematic analysis of corruption, reporting on the state of corruption around the globe. The Global Corruption Report 2007 focuses on corruption in judicial systems and includes recommendations for practitioners, actors in the judiciary and civil society, on how to fight corruption in the sector.” By Transparency International, English, 372 pages. [thanks Peggy Garvin]

  • Bureau of International Information Programs, U.S. Department of State: “Systemic corruption of judicial systems not only denies citizens their basic human rights, but hinders economic development and sometimes pushes aggrieved populations to violence, according to a recent report. Global Corruption Report 2007: Corruption in Judicial Systems says that despite international efforts, different forms of judicial corruption continue to afflict many parts of the world. The report was issued in late May by Transparency International, an international anti-corruption nongovernmental organization.”

    • House Delegation Report on Darfur, Sudan and Egypt

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    Press release: “House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (MD) led a bipartisan Congressional Delegation (CoDel) of 11 Members to Darfur, Sudan and Egypt in early April. The delegation met with officials of those two nations, as well as representatives of relief organizations. Participants in today’s meeting discussed the CoDel’s trip, a report on the trip compiled… Continue Reading

    DHS – Temporary Travel Flexibility Permitted Within Western Hemisphere

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    Press release: “The U.S. Departments of State and Homeland Security announced today that U.S. citizens traveling to Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Bermuda who have applied for but not yet received passports can nevertheless temporarily enter and depart from the United States by air with a government issued photo identification and Department of State official… Continue Reading

    GAO Reports and Testimony: DHS Acquisitions, FAA Cost Allocation and Wetlands Permit Decisions

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    Department of Homeland Security: Ongoing Challenges in Creating an Effective Acquisition Organization GAO-07-948T, June 7, 2007 Federal Aviation Administration: Cost Allocation Practices and Cost Recovery Proposal Compared with Selected International Practices GAO-07-773R, June 8, 2007 Waters and Wetlands: Corps of Engineers Needs to Ensure That Permit Decisions Made Using Funds from Nonfederal Public Entities Are… Continue Reading

    AG's Report to the President on Executive Order 13,392

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    Attorney General’s Report to the President on Executive Order 13,392 (June 1, 2007) [posted 6/8/07 – 118 pages, PDF] “On June 1, 2007, the Attorney General submitted his second report to the President on Executive Order 13,392. In accordance with the Executive Order, this report is based on the annual FOIA reports for Fiscal Year… Continue Reading