Press release: “Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) offered White House Counsel Fred Fielding yet another opportunity to negotiate terms and agree on compliance with the committee’s subpoenas issued to Joshua Bolten, for documents, and Harriet Miers, for documents and testimony. The two were subpoenaed earlier this year as part of the ongoing U.S. Attorney investigation. Conyers sent a letter to Fielding today, laying out a final proposed compromise solution – the ninth such letter sent. The committee will also file its contempt report with the House clerk when the House begins its legislative business at 2:00 p.m., which would allow a contempt of Congress vote in the full House to move forward if Fielding rejects this final offer.”
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Daily Archives: November 5, 2007
The Age of Consequences: The Foreign Policy and National Security Implications of Global Climate Change
The Age of Consequences: The Foreign Policy and National Security Implications of Global Climate Change, Kurt M. Campbell, Jay Gulledge, J.R. McNeill, John Podesta, Peter Ogden, leon Fuerth, R. James Woolsey, Alexander T.J. lennon, Julianne Smith, Richard Weitz, and Derek Mix, November 2007 “Global climate change poses not only environmental hazards but profound risks to… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports: Border Security, School Mental Health, Securing U.S. Nuclear Material
Border Security: Despite Progress, Weaknesses in Traveler Inspections Exist at Our Nation’s Ports of Entry, GAO-08-219, November 5, 2007 School Mental Health: Role of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and Factors Affecting Service Provision, GAO-08-19R, October 5, 2007 Securing U.S. Nuclear Material: DOE Has Made Little Progress Consolidating and Disposing of Special… Continue Reading
DOT OIG Audit of Security and Controls Over the National Driver Register
Audit of Security and Controls Over the National Driver Register, October 29, 2007, Project ID: FI-2008-003 (32 pages, PDF) “Summary: On October 29, we issued a final report on the audit of the National Driver Register (NDR) system administered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). NDR is a central register that enables state… Continue Reading
U.S. Natural Gas Proved Reserves Reach 30 Year High in 2006
Press release: “U.S. natural gas proved reserves increased 3 percent in 2006, rising to over 211 trillion cubic feet, the highest level since 1976 according to estimates released today by the Energy Information Administration. Additions to reserves replaced 136 percent of the dry natural gas produced in 2006. This was the eighth year in a… Continue Reading
World Privacy Forum: State Security Freeze Laws and General Information
“A credit freeze (sometimes called a security freeze) lets you stop the disclosure of your credit report by a credit bureau. As of November 1, 2007, the three credit bureaus are allowing all consumers nationwide to set a security freeze. Some states have specific security freeze laws; a list of states with security freeze laws… Continue Reading
DHS OIG Audits
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s Management of State Homeland Security Grants Awarded During Fiscal Years 2002 through 2004, OIG-08-03 (PDF, 44 pages) – New 11/05/2007 Management Letter for the FY 2006 FLETC Balance Sheet, OIG-08-04 (PDF, 16 pages) – New 11/05/2007 Progress Has Been Made But More Work Remains in Meeting Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12… Continue Reading
EPA Fuel Economy Rankings for 2008 Models
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released new rankings on fuel economy for 2008 models. Rankings include: Top ten leaders in fuel economy Ten models with the lowest overall fuel economy In each class, models with the best fuel economy In each class, models with the lowest fuel economy. Continue Reading
National Security Archive Electronic Briefing Book on Declassified Pre-Iraq War Documents
“CBS News 60 Minutes exposure last night of the Iraqi agent known as CURVEBALL has put a major aspect of the Bush administrations case for war against Iraq back under the spotlight. Rafid Ahmed Alwans charges that Iraq possessed stockpiles of biological weapons and the mobile plants to produce them formed a critical part of… Continue Reading
New Index Measures Countries' Ability to Connect to Global Markets
Press release: “A new World Bank study ranking 150 countries pinpoints the places where its easy or difficult to ship goods across countries, into and out of ports, and over borders. The Logistics Performance Index (LPI) and accompanying study, Connecting to Compete: Trade Logistics in the Global Economy, find that the countries with the most… Continue Reading
New Interagency Report by Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council on Reducing Regulatory Burden
“The Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS) announced the release of a report to Congress on the interagency regulatory burden reduction effort spearheaded by OTS Director John Reich. The report details progress of the federal bank, thrift and credit union agencies on eliminating outdated, unnecessary and overly burdensome regulations. The 259-page report, issued by the member… Continue Reading
