Third Milestones of a Global Campaign for Violence Prevention Report 2007: “This report, the third of its kind, reviews the progress that has been made in the field of violence prevention since the October 2002 launch of the World report on violence and health and the Global Campaign for Violence Prevention. More importantly, it sets out what the World Health Organization (WHO) and its partners can do over the next 5 years to expand violence prevention programming and to demonstrate, in terms of lives saved lives and suffering averted, the impact of violence prevention.”
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Daily Archives: July 20, 2007
DHS Strategy to Enhance International Supply Chain Security
“This strategy establishes the overarching framework for the secure flow of cargo through the supply chain and builds on: existing national strategies; plans specific to individual segments of the supply chain or transportation system; and numerous programs and tactical plans developed and implemented by appropriate Department components and agencies. Specifically, it follows the flow of… Continue Reading
New Brief Analyzes the Composition and Cost of Louisianas Uninsured Population After Hurricane Katrina
Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured: “The new brief, Louisianas Proposed Section 1115 Medicaid Demonstration Project: Estimating the Numbers of Uninsured and Projected Medicaid Costs, analyzes the composition and medical costs of the uninsured in Louisiana after Hurricane Katrina. The estimates in the brief are the first available that are based on a detailed… Continue Reading
2006 Data Added to the Medicaid Benefits Online Database
Kaiser Family Foundation: “The Foundation’s online tool examining Medicaid benefits for all 50 states, the District of Columbia and the Territories has been updated with data as of October 2006. The online database allows comparison of Medicaid benefits by state and service with information about benefits covered, limits, co-payments and reimbursement methodologies. Data for 2003,… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports: Defense Health Care, Intermodal Transportation, Managerial Cost Accounting Practices, National Marine Fisheries Service
Defense Health Care: Comprehensive Oversight Framework Needed to Help Ensure Effective Implementation of a Deployment Health Quality Assurance Program, GAO-07-831, June 22, 2007 Intermodal Transportation: DOT Could Take Further Actions to Address Intermodal Barriers, GAO-07-718, June 20, 2007 Managerial Cost Accounting Practices: Implementation and Use Vary Widely across 10 Federal Agencies, GAO-07-679, July 20, 2007… Continue Reading
Executive Order: Interpretation of the Geneva Conventions Common Article 3 as Applied to a Program of Detention and Interrogation Operated by the CIA
Executive Order: Interpretation of the Geneva Conventions Common Article 3 as Applied to a Program of Detention and Interrogation Operated by the Central Intelligence Agency, July 20, 2007. President Bush Signs Executive Order: “This afternoon, the President signed an Executive Order that interprets for the United States “Common Article 3” of the Geneva Conventions, as… Continue Reading
Ask.com Announces New User Privacy Controls
Press release: “Ask.com(R), a leading search engine and wholly-owned business of IAC, today announced it will soon be implementing a new product called AskEraser that will offer its searchers unmatched control over their privacy when searching for information on the Web. With AskEraser, people can ensure that their search history will not be retained by… Continue Reading
Project On Government Oversight Contractor Misconduct Database
Press release, July 18, 2007: “POGO announced…that it is releasing an improved and more user-friendly Federal Contractor Misconduct Database (FCMD). For years, POGO has been scouring public sources to compile instances of misconduct involving the top 50 federal contractors to highlight how risky contractors continue to receive taxpayer funds. The new database, which covers instances… Continue Reading
Joint Committee on Taxation Description Of Present Law Relating To Section 501(C)(3) Organizations
Joint Committee on Taxation: “In connection with a hearing scheduled by the House Committee on Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight for July 24, 2007, the Joint Committee on Taxation has issued Description Of Present Law Relating To Section 501(C)(3) Organizations And Summary Of Section 501(C)(3)-Related Provisions Of The Pension Protection Act Of 2006 And… Continue Reading
