Prepared Statement of Senator Max Baucus (D-Mont.) Regarding the Finance Committee Investigation of Avandia, November 15, 2007: “We place a great deal of trust in pharmaceutical companies to make safe and effective products.The health of millions of Americans, from young children to retirees, depends on the careful work of these drug manufacturers. Today, Senator Grassley… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: November 2007
New Tools Make Understanding Air Quality Easier Than Ever
EPA News release: EPA has developed two tools that let computer users “see” air quality information on a virtual globe. Both tools are available to the public starting today…The first tool is part of the new “Air Emission Sources” Web site, which is designed to make emissions data for six common pollutants easy to find… Continue Reading
Energy Department Eliminates "Non-Internet Public" Document Category
Coalition of Journalists for Open Government: “The Department of Energy, in a new rule covering Critical Energy Infrastructure Information (CEII), said that it will eliminate the Non-Internet Public designation that has kept some 5,400 documents available in reading rooms but not on the Internet. The agency said much of the information is already available online… Continue Reading
50-State Analysis of Post 9/11 Open Records Laws
Stateline.org: “The 2001 terrorist attacks led every state but South Dakota to restrict access to information deemed critical to homeland security from architectural blueprints to emergency evacuation routes, according to a comprehensive, state-by-state study of post-9/11 changes to open-government laws. Wary of terrorists, state lawmakers closed government meetings previously open to the public, denied… Continue Reading
FCC: Implementing A Nationwide, Broadband, Interoperable Public Safety Network In 700 MHz Band
“In this Order, we grant the application of the Public Safety Spectrum Trust Corporation (PSSTC) for the single nationwide license for the public safety 700 MHz broadband spectrum allocation (i.e., the Public Safety Broadband License).” Continue Reading
Bankruptcy Filings Down for Fiscal Year 2007, Up for Quarter
US Courts: “Bankruptcy cases filed in federal courts totaled 801,269 for the 12-month period ending September 30, 2007, down 28 percent when compared to the 1,112,542 filings in Fiscal Year 2006. However, according to the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, the September 2007 filings are the highest of any previous 12-month period since September… Continue Reading
Department of Defense Releases Selected Acquisition Reports
News release: “The Department of Defense (DoD) has released details on major defense acquisition program cost, schedule, and performance changes since the June 2007 reporting period. This information is based on the Selected Acquisition Reports (SARs) submitted to the Congress for the September 2007 reporting period. SARs summarize the latest estimates of cost, schedule, and… Continue Reading
EU Report: Gender Differences In Use of Computers and Internet
Gender differences in the use of computers and the Internet – Issue number 119/2007: “The use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) has become an essential feature of both economic and social activity across Europe. In nearly all European countries and in all age groups, however, men are more regular users of both computers and… Continue Reading
New Site Offers Professional Guidance and Support to Distressed Homeowners
Press release: “A new national alliance, HOPE NOW, was announced… by Treasury Secretary Paulson and Housing Secretary Jackson to reach out and help homeowners who may not be able to pay their mortgages. The HOPE NOW collaboration of credit and homeowners counselors, mortgage servicers, and mortgage market participants was formed with the encouragement of the… Continue Reading
DOJ FY 2007 Performance and Accountability Report
FY DOJ 2007 Performance and Accountability Report: “The Department again earned an unqualified audit opinion on our financial statements as of September 30,2007. For the third year in a row, all of the Department’s components that produce financial statements received an unqualified opinion. For the first time in DOJ history, the Department had no material… Continue Reading
House of Representatives Announces Single Filing Location for House and Senate Filings
Lobbying Disclosure, Office of the Clerk: “The Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate are pleased to advise you of the following new lobby report filing procedures resulting from the passage of the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-81), which amends the Lobbying Disclosure… Continue Reading
EEOC Fiscal Year 2007 Performance and Accountability Report
Fiscal Year 2007 Performance and Accountability Report: “The EEOC is the federal agency responsible for enforcing the Nations laws prohibiting employment discrimination. As part of our mission, we receive, review, investigate, and process charges of employment discrimination and file discrimination suits in the private sector. We provide administrative hearings and appellate decisions in the federal… Continue Reading
