A mission to remember: Volunteers for the Library of Congress are racing against time to collect oral histories of America’s remaining World War II veterans. By Deborah Horan, Chicago Tribune staff reporter, October 14, 2007: “Since 2000, volunteers working with the library’s American Folklife Center have collected more than 50,000 taped interviews as part of the Veterans History Project…Between 1,000 and 1,500 World War II veterans are dying every day, according to estimates at the Department of Veteran Affairs. Of the estimated 17 million U.S. veterans still living, about 2.9 million served in World War II. Unless volunteers hurry to interview others who fought in World War II, participants in the project worry that servicemen…will slip away without leaving their memories for posterity.”
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Daily Archives: October 14, 2007
NIH Launches Most Extensive Genetic and Clinical Data Collection on Web
Press release: “The National Institutes of Health (NIH) the nation’s medical research agency is launching one of the most extensive collections of genetic and clinical data ever made freely available to researchers worldwide. Called SHARe (SNP Health Association Resource), the Web-based dataset enables qualified researchers to access a wealth of data from large… Continue Reading
ACLU: Hundreds of New Documents Reveal Expanded Military Role in Domestic Surveillance
Press release: “New documents uncovered as a result of an American Civil Liberties Union and New York Civil Liberties Union lawsuit reveal that the Department of Defense secretly issued hundreds of national security letters (NSLs) to obtain private and sensitive records of people within the United States without court approval. A comprehensive analysis of 455… Continue Reading
EPA-DOE Release Fuel Economy Lists for 2008 Models
Press release: “The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today released the 2008 Fuel Economy Guide to help consumers make well-informed choices when purchasing new vehicles…Data show that hybrid vehicles continue to lead the government’s fuel economy ratings and hybrid technology can be effectively used to improve fuel economy.… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports: Defense Health Care, Financial Regulation, Hazardous Materials
Defense Health Care: DOD Needs to Address the Expected Benefits, Costs, and Risks for Its Newly Approved Medical Command Structure, GAO-08-122, October 12, 2007 Financial Regulation: Industry Trends Continue to Challenge the Federal Regulatory Structure, GAO-08-32, October 12, 2007 Hazardous Materials: EPA May Need to Reassess Sites Receiving Asbestos-Contaminated Ore from Libby, Montana, and Should… Continue Reading
Best Practices Guide for Coordinating the Preparation and Audit of Federal Financial Statements
CFO Council and the Presidents Council on Integrity and Efficiency – Best Practices Guide for Coordinating the Preparation and Audit of Federal Financial Statements, September 2007 (13 pages, PDF) Continue Reading
DogsInDanger.com Seeks to Save Shelter Dogs Via Net Connections With Public
“DogsInDanger.com is a nonprofit national shelter outreach program at the forefront of a grassroots movement trying to help shelters save the lives of millions of innocent dogs…Shelters are the last line for millions of innocent dogs. The public has no idea of the magnitude of this national tragedy. The sad reality is that over four… Continue Reading
Veterans Day 2007: Nov. 11
U.S. Census, Facts for Features: “Veterans Day originated as Armistice Day on Nov. 11, 1919, the first anniversary of the end of World War I. Congress passed a resolution in 1926 for an annual observance, and Nov. 11 became a national holiday beginning in 1938. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed legislation in 1954 to change… Continue Reading
Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid Account for Half of Federal Spending
Press release, October 9, 2007: “Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid accounted for more than $1 trillion of the $2.3 trillion the federal government spent in 2005, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, which publishes the only consolidated source of data on the geographic distribution of federal expenditures. The Consolidated Federal Funds Report for Fiscal Year… Continue Reading
European Union Intergovernmental Conference
“This 73 page report by the European Scrutiny Select Committee, published as HC1014 session 2006-7 in October 2007, reviews the content of the EU reform Treaty and compares it with the earlier concept of a European constitution.” Continue Reading
