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Daily Archives: August 6, 2007
Petroleum Data for the International Energy Annual 2005
Petroleum Data for the International Energy Annual 2005 (08/06/2007): “Excel spreadsheets with detailed country-level data for 2004 on petroleum supply and disposition, output of refined petroleum products, imports of refined petroleum products, exports of refined petroleum products, apparent consumption of refined petroleum products, and world oil supply from refinery processing gain and other liquids, as… Continue Reading
Questions and Answers on the Protect America Act of 2007
Follow-up to August 5, 2007 posting – Bill to Amend Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Ready for President’s Signature – today’s FAQ: How far does the new wiretap law go? by Declan McCullagh – “Over strong objections from civil liberties groups and many Democrats, legislators voted over the weekend to temporarily rewrite a 1978 wiretapping law… Continue Reading
DOJ OIG Report to Congress on Implementation of Section 1001 of the USA PATRIOT Act, August 2007
Report to Congress on Implementation of Section 1001 of the USA PATRIOT Act (as required by Section 1001(3) of Public Law 107-56), Special Report, August 3, 2007- Office of the Inspector General [PDF or HTML] Continue Reading
New GAO Reports: Financial Management, Military Training, Yucca Mountain
Financial Management: Long-standing Financial Systems Weaknesses Present a Formidable Challenge, GAO-07-914, August 3, 2007 Military Training: Actions Needed to More Fully Develop the Army’s Strategy for Training Modular Brigades and Address Implementation Challenges, GAO-07-936, August 6, 2007 Yucca Mountain: DOE Has Improved Its Quality Assurance Program, but Whether Its Application for a NRC License Will… Continue Reading
DOD OIG Report on Alleged Misconduct by DOD Officials Concerning Christian Embassy
Report Number H06L1022703 08, Alleged Misconduct by DOD Officials Concerning Christian Embassy (redacted, 47 pages, July 27, 2007): “We initiated the inquiry to address allegations that….DoD officials improperly appeared in a video promoting Christian Embassey, a non-Federal entity…” Continue Reading
FDA, Defense Department Share Data to Enhance Medical Product Safety Reviews
Press release: “Data from the U.S. Military Health System will soon help the U.S. Food and Drug Administration make decisions affecting the safety and use of FDA-regulated products for all Americans. The FDA, part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and the Department of Defense [on August 2, 2007] announced a partnership… Continue Reading
EPA OIG Audit – Superfunds Board of Directors Needs to Evaluate Actions to Improve the Superfund Program
The Superfund’s Board of Directors needs to evaluate actions to improve the Superfund program, August 1, 2007. At a Glance PDF | Report PDF (19 pages) Continue Reading
Report to Congress on Server and Data Center Energy Efficiency
“An EPA report, entitled Report to Congress on Server and Data Center Energy Efficiency (133 pages, PDF), assesses the national energy impacts from data centers in the U.S. The report recommends priority efficiency opportunities and policies which together have the potential to save up to $4 billion in annual electricity costs through broad implementation of… Continue Reading
DHS Privacy Act System of Records Notice for the Automated Targeting System
Press release: “The Department of Homeland Security has posted on its web site, and will publish on Aug. 6, 2007, in the Federal Register, four Privacy Act records involving the Automated Targeting System (ATS). The records are an updated System of Records Notice (SORN), the Discussion of Public Comments Received on the SORN, a Notice… Continue Reading
