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Monthly Archives: June 2007
House Delegation Report on Darfur, Sudan and Egypt
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
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
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
White House Fact Sheet: The President's Achievements at the G-8 Summit, Heiligendamm, Germany
White House Fact Sheet: The President’s Achievements at the G-8 Summit, Heiligendamm, Germany Relates posting: G8 Summit Announces Breakthrough on Climate Protection Continue Reading
AG's Report to the President on Executive Order 13,392
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
GAO Report Examines Challenges to Implementing a Mandatory Electronic Verification System
Employment Verification: Challenges Exist in Implementing a Mandatory Electronic Verification System, GAO-07-924T, June 7, 2007: “The opportunity for employment is one of the most powerful magnets attracting illegal immigration to the United States. The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 established an employment eligibility verification process, but immigration experts state that a more reliable… Continue Reading
G8 Summit Announces Breakthrough on Climate Protection
“The G8 members are Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Italy, Japan, the United States of America, Canada (since 1976) and Russia (since 1998). The European Commission is also represented at all the meetings.” Press release, June 7, 2007: “The leading industrialised nations (G8) aim to at least halve global CO2 emissions by 2050. The Heads… Continue Reading
Congressional Request for Cheney Recusal in Libby Pardon
Follow up to June 5, 2007 posting Libby Sentenced to 30 Months and $250,000 Fine, see today’s press release, June 7, 2007: “House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers and Constitution Subcommittee Chairman Jerrold Nadler sent a letter to Vice President Dick Cheney, asking him to recuse himself from any involvement in issues related to the… Continue Reading
Judicial Salary Resource Center (JSRC)
Following up on previous postings related to judicial pay, an announcement of a new resources on the issues: “Welcome to the new Judicial Salary Resource Center. The National Center for State Courts (NCSC) has published an annual Survey of Judicial Salaries for more than 30 years, and this Web site reflects a transformation in its… Continue Reading
NRO Releases Redacted Version of Declassification Guide for Historical Documents
Via Secrecy News: “The National Reconnaissance Office, the U.S. intelligence agency that builds and operates spy satellites, has released a redacted version of its declassification guide for review of historical records that also provides a unique overview of the agency.” National Reconnaissance Office Review and Redaction Guide for Automatic Declassification of 25-Year-Old Information, 2006 edition… Continue Reading
Lincoln Message Discovered at the National Archives
Press release: “Today, the National Archives announced the discovery of a new Abraham Lincoln message written in President Lincolns own hand to Major General Henry Halleck. The message, which was found among the Adjutant Generals Records in the stacks at the National Archives Building, is dated July 7, 1863. It is part of a collection… Continue Reading
