CBO Report – Federal Support for Research and Development, June 2007
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Daily Archives: June 18, 2007
Census Bureau Launches Older Worker Profiles for 31 States
“The U.S. Census Bureau, in the Local Employment Dynamcis (LED) partnership with 31 states, has launched a series of reports on older workers that presents a detailed picture for people 55 and older in the work force, beginning with the release of “The Geographic Distribution and Characteristics of Older Workers In Iowa: 2004” today (news… Continue Reading
NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007
NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007: To improve the National instant criminal background check system, and for other purposes. Passed the House of Representatives June 13, 2007. Continue Reading
The Failed States Index 2007
The Failed States Index 2007, by The Fund for Peace and FOREIGN POLICY magazine, July/August 2007: “The worlds weakest states arent just a danger to themselves. They can threaten the progress and stability of countries half a world away. In the third annual Failed States Index, FOREIGN POLICY and The Fund for Peace rank the… Continue Reading
Court Protects Email from Secret Government Searches
EFF press release: “The government must have a search warrant before it can secretly seize and search emails stored by email service providers, according to a landmark ruling Monday in the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The court found that email users have the same reasonable expectation of privacy in their stored email as… Continue Reading
GAO Report on Dissemination of Scientific Research by Federal Agencies
Federal Research: Policies Guiding the Dissemination of Scientific Research from Selected Agencies Should Be Clarified and Better Communicated, GAO-07-653, May 17, 2007. “Researchers at federal agencies disseminate their research results through a variety of approaches, including scientific publications, presentations, press releases, and media interviews. Because of recent concerns about some federal researchers possibly being restricted… Continue Reading
New Washington Post Special Report on the Watergate Story
From the Washington Post, The Watergate Story: “Find full Post coverage, analysis, interactive features and multimedia content on the story that brought down a president and forever altered the triangular relationship between government officials, the media and the public.” Continue Reading
New GAO Opinion on White House Signing Statements
From the Senate Committee on Appropriations, the text of a GAO Opinion on White House Signing Statements, June 18, 2007 (43 pages, PDF) Related government documents and news: Senate Committee on Appropriations Committee press release in response to the GAO opinion. AP: GAO Examines Signing Statement Cases – “The Bush administration sometimes fails to follow… Continue Reading
BLS Ceases Print Publication of CPI Detailed Report and PPI Detailed Report
GPO press release: “The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) of the Department of Labor has informed GPO that they will cease the print publication of the “CPI Detailed Report” and the “PPI Detailed Report”. The last printed copies of these titles will be Volume XXXIII, Number 6, and Volume 11, Number 6, respectively. Both of… Continue Reading
Oversight Committee Investigation of Use of RNC E-Mail Accounts by White House Officials
Administration Oversight, White House Use of Private E-mail Accounts: “The Oversight Committee has been investigating whether White House officials violated the Presidential Records Act by using e-mail accounts maintained by the Republican National Committee and the Bush Cheney 04 campaign for official White House communications. This interim staff report provides a summary of the evidence… Continue Reading
DOJ OIG Review of Reporting Procedures for Loss of Sensitive Electronic Information
Review of the Department of Justices Reporting Procedures for Loss of Sensitive Electronic Information, Evaluations and Inspections Report I-2007-005, June 2007. Continue Reading
Confidentiality Arrangements Concluded Between EU (EC and EMEA) and US FDA/DHHS
Confidentiality Arrangements Concluded Between the EU (EC and EMEA) and the US FDA/DHHS – Implementation Plan for Medicinal Products for Human Use, Updated June 2007. Continue Reading
