U.S. Courts: “In a 202-page report to Congress on federal cocaine sentencing policy, the U.S. Sentencing Commission urges legislation to remedy disparities between penalties for crimes involving powder cocaine and crack cocaine.” Cocaine and Federal Sentencing Policy, United States Sentencing Commission, submitted to Congress on June 6, 2007. Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: June 2007
New GAO Reports on Defense Acquisitions and Logistics
Defense Acquisitions: Role of Lead Systems Integrator on Future Combat Systems Program Poses Oversight Challenges GAO-07-380, June 6, 2007 Defense Logistics: Army and Marine Corps’ Body Armor Requirements, Controls, and Other Issues GAO-07-911T, June 6, 2007 Continue Reading
12-University Consortium Joins Google Book Project
“The number of libraries participating in the Google Book Search Library Project just got a whole lot bigger with today’s addition of the Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC). The CIC is a national consortium of 12 research universities, including University of Chicago, University of Illinois, Indiana University, University of Iowa, University of Michigan, Michigan State… Continue Reading
CBO Monthly Budget Review, June 2007
CBO Monthly Budget Review, June 6, 2007: “…the federal government incurred a deficit of $152 billion during the first eight months of FY 2007.” Continue Reading
Op-Ed: Drawing Attention to the Legal Needs of Victims of Domestic Violence
ABA press release: “Domestic violence remains a stark and brutal reality: one in four women in the U.S. will be a victim in her lifetime and studies indicate that as many as 10 million children witness domestic violence in their homes each year. While domestic violence knows no boundaries with respect to race, religion, gender,… Continue Reading
HHS Blog Coordinated With Pandemic Preparedness Forum
PandemicFlu.gov: “On June 13, Secretary Michael O. Leavitt, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is convening a Leadership Forum in Washington, DC on pandemic preparedness. This interactive forum will bring together highly influential leaders from the business, faith, civic and health care sectors to participate in dynamic discussions to help Americans become more prepared… Continue Reading
OIG Audit of FECA Data to Various Social Security Admnistration Databases
Federal Employees’ Compensation Act: A Nationwide Review of Federal Employees Who Received Compensation for Lost Wages for Periods When “Earned Wages” Were Reported on the Social Security Administration’s Master Earnings File (FAEC Audit Committee; 05/07) Continue Reading
DHS OIG Audit of Sales of FEMA Travel Trailers and Mobile Homes
Sales of the Federal Emergency Management Agency Travel Trailers and Mobile Homes, OIG-07-41, May 2007 (PDF, 5 pages) Continue Reading
Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing: Preserving Prosecutorial Independence, Part V
Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Preserving Prosecutorial Independence: Is the Department of Justice Politicizing the Hiring and Firing of U.S. Attorneys? — Part V Related postings on U.S. Attorney firings Continue Reading
EU/US Passenger Name Record (PNR) Agreement
European Union Committee, Home Affairs (Sub-Committee F), The EU/US Passenger Name Record (PNR) Agreement, HL Paper 108 is published today Tuesday 5th June, 2007 (139 pages, PDF). [see also HTML version (browsable)] Press release: The House of Lords EU Committee raises concerns over passenger name record agreement with the US Continue Reading
FTC Seeks to Block Whole Foods Markets Acquisition of Wild Oats Markets
Press release: “The Federal Trade Commission today approved a complaint challenging Whole Foods Market, Inc.s approximately $670 million acquisition of its chief rival, Wild Oats Markets, Inc., and authorized the staff to seek a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction in federal district court to halt the deal pending an administrative trial on the merits.… Continue Reading
Libby Sentenced to 30 Months and $250,000 Fine
Follow-up to previous postings on Libby trial and the Plame CIA investigation, today U.S. District Judge Reggie B. Walton (District of Columbia) sentenced Vice President Cheney’s former chief of staff I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby to 30 months in prison annd fined him $250,000. AP: Letters to the court defending and opposing Libby Commentary from The… Continue Reading
