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Daily Archives: July 11, 2007
DOD OIG Testimony on Strengthening the Unique Role of the Nation's Inspectors General
Statement of Glenn A. Fine, Inspector General, U.S. Department of Justice before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs concerning Strengthening the Unique Role of the Nations Inspectors General, July 11, 2007. Continue Reading
Joint Committee on Taxation Report on Financing of The Airport And Airway Trust Fund
“In connection with a hearing scheduled by the Senate Committee on Finance for July 12, 2007, the Joint Committee on Taxation has issued Present Law And Background Information Relating To Financing of The Airport And Airway Trust Fund And Airports (JCX-42-07)” Related government documents: Senate Finance Committee Hearing, Airport Airways Trust Fund: The Future of… Continue Reading
Judiciary Committee Continues Hearings on U.S. Attorney Firings
Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Preserving Prosecutorial Independence: Is the Department of Justice Politicizing the Hiring and Firing of U.S. Attorneys? Part VI, July 11, 2007. Related postings on U.S. Attorney firings Washington Post: Miers Rebuffs Senate Subpoena – Another Ex-Aide Says She Did Not Speak With Bush About Firings Continue Reading
Privacy Forum Calls for FDA Standards to Protect Patients in Drug Risk Programs
“World Privacy Forum executive director Pam Dixon testified at an FDA/AHRQ joint public workshop about the need for the FDA to set robust privacy standards for drug risk minimization programs, which are put in place for drugs the FDA has determined to be high risk in some way. Drug risk minimization programs…are not typically covered… Continue Reading
More Than Half the World Is Now Urban, UN Report Says
Press release: “In a historical first, more people now live in cities than rural areas. The worlds population is now 6.6 billion, according to a new UN report, and slightly more than half live in urban areas, the majority of them in developing countries. Between now and 2050, the report says, world population will surge… Continue Reading
Tributes Mark Passing of Beloved Lady Bird Johnson
Lady Bird Johnson 1912 – 2007: “Wife, mother, grandmother, conservationist, businesswoman, philanthropist, First Lady. Lady Bird Johnson holds claim to all of those titles and more. All her life, Mrs. Johnson has brought beauty to her sprawling family, to the Texas Hill Country she loves, and to the nation that loves her. She inspired the… Continue Reading
New Report Identifies US and Japan Provide the Strongest Environments for IT Competitiveness
Press release: “Relatively few countries possess all the factors necessary to support a thriving information technology sector, but the United States, Japan, South Korea and the United Kingdom provide the strongest environments for IT competitiveness, a new study concludes. As reflected in the Economist Intelligence Unit’s “IT industry competitiveness index”, these factors include an ample… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports: Environmental Satellite Acquisitions, Retirement Decisions, DOD's High-Risk Areas, Unmanned Aircraft Systems,
Defense Logistics: Efforts to Improve Distribution and Supply Support for Joint Military Operations Could Benefit from a Coordinated Management Approach, GAO-07-807, June 29, 2007 DOD’s High-Risk Areas: Efforts to Improve Supply Chain Can Be Enhanced by Linkage to Outcomes, Progress in Transforming Business Operations, and Reexamination of Logistics Governance and Strategy, GAO-07-1064T, July 10, 2007… Continue Reading
New Tool for Customizing Google Map Released Today
Press release: “Today Google officially released a new feature of Google Maps that enables users to layer valuable third-party information directly on Google Maps with a single click and to save these customized maps to their personal library. These mini-applications, called Mapplets, make it possible for users to view and layer maps containing information such… Continue Reading
Law Library of Congress Issues June 2007 Issue of Global Legal Monitor
Global Legal Monitor, June 2007, Issue 6 (62 pages, PDF). Previous issues of the perodical are available using a drop-down menu on this webpage. Continue Reading
EEOC Amends Age Bias Regulations To Conform With Supreme Court Ruling
Press release: “The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today issued revised regulations on age discrimination in the workplace in accordance with a 2004 Supreme Court decision, General Dynamics Land Systems, Inc. v. Cline. The updated regulations, published in [July 6, 2007] Federal Register. The revised regulations clarify that the Age Discrimination in Employment Act… Continue Reading
