Press release: “A NASA safety review released Wednesday found no evidence to support claims that astronauts were impaired by alcohol when they flew in space. NASA chief of Safety and Mission Assurance Bryan O’Connor conducted the monthlong review to evaluate allegations included in the Astronaut Health Care System Review Committee’s report, which was released in… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: August 2007
White House Issues Fact Sheet on Two-Year Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina
Fact Sheet: The Two-Year Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina – “The Federal Government Is Fulfilling Its Commitment To Help The People Of The Gulf Coast Rebuild” Fact sheet President Bush Visits Mississippi, Discusses Rebuilding Efforts President Bush Meets with New Homeowners in New Orleans President Bush Discusses Rebuilding Efforts in New Orleans In Focus: Gulf Coast… Continue Reading
Anonymous Lawmaker Helps to Build OpenCRS Database
“A member of Congress has agreed to provide [Center for Democracy and Technology} CDT with a running list of new Congressional Research Service reports in order to help bolster CDT’s OpenCRS project, which provides the reports to the public at no cost. CRS generates in-depth, non-partisan research on a wide range of issues critical to… Continue Reading
NIST Guide to Secure Web Services
August 29, 2007: “NIST announces the publication of Special Publication (SP) 800-95, Guide to Secure Web Services (128 pages, PDF). SP 800-95 seeks to assist organizations in understanding the challenges in integrating information security practices into Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) design and development based on Web services. The publication also provides practical, real-world guidance on… Continue Reading
DOJ OIG: Sentinel Audit III: Status of the Federal Bureau of Investigations Case Management System
Sentinel Audit III: Status of the Federal Bureau of Investigations Case Management System, Audit Report 07-40, August 2007 – PDF (Full Report, 156 pages, released August 29, 2007) Continue Reading
CRS Report on Protect America Act of 2007
CRS Report – P.L. 110-55, the Protect America Act of 2007: Modifications to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, August 23, 2007 [via FAS] From LLRX.com, See also – Commentary: The Protect America Act and Legislation Related to the Domestic Surveillance Program, by Beth Wellington, August 2007. Continue Reading
DHS OIG Audit of Ice Delivery Contract During the Hurricane Katrina Recovery Effort
D-2007-118 Contract Administration of the Ice Delivery Contract Between International American Products, Worldwide Services and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers During the Hurricane Katrina Recovery Effort (08/24/2007) (Project D2006-D000CG-0075.000) – PDF and Summary. Continue Reading
New Orleans by the Numbers: A City Struggles to Rebuild
Center for American Progress: “Two years after Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, the city faces challenges as it tries to rebuild: not just those posed by mountains of rubble and the prospect of future hurricanes, but also a rebuilding effort hampered by inaction, mismanagement, and corruption.” Related postings on Katrina Broken Promises, a comprehensive report… Continue Reading
CBO – The Treatment of Federal Receipts and Expenditures in the National Income and Product Accounts
The Treatment of Federal Receipts and Expenditures in the National Income and Product Accounts, August 2007 Continue Reading
BJS – Justice Expenditure and Employment Extracts Series
Bureau of Justice Statistics – Expenditure and Employment Statistics: “Since 1980, these data have been extracted from the Census Bureau’s Annual Government Finance Survey and Annual Survey of Public Employment. This series includes national and State-by-State estimates of government expenditures and employment for the following justice categories: police protection, all judicial (including prosecution, courts, and… Continue Reading
Habeas Litigation in U.S. District Courts: An Empirical Study
Final Technical Report: Habeas Litigation in U.S. District Courts: An Empirical Study of Habeas Corpus Cases Filed by State Prisoners Under the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, August 2007. Author(s): Nancy J. King J.D.; Fred L. Cheesman Ph.D.; Brian J. Ostrom Ph.D. Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice, National Institute of Justice.… Continue Reading
LLRX.com Business Filings Database Guide Updated
Kathy Biehl’s comprehensive, reliable and completely updated guide to Business Filings Databases was posted on August 25, 2007. “All 50 states make some level of corporate and business filings available online. In a few instances only limited information (such as name availability) is retrievable. The majority of the states, however, use their Web presence to… Continue Reading
