Fact Sheet: Congress Must Act Now to Keep a Critical Intelligence Gap Closed – “Congress has just 10 days to permanently close a critical intelligence gap that was making our Nation less safe. Last August, Congress passed the Protect America Act (PAA), which provided our Intelligence Community a critical tool it needs to acquire important… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: January 2008
Study and Database on Administrations' Case for War in Iraq
Iraq: The War Card, Center for Public Integrity: “Over the past two and a half years, researchers at the Fund for Independence in Journalism have sought to document every public statement made by eight top Bush administration officials from September 11, 2001, to September 11, 2003, regarding (1) Iraq’s possession of weapons of mass destruction… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports: Bilingual Voting Assistance, Federal Acquisition, Force Structure, Influenza Pandemic
Bilingual Voting Assistance: Selected Jurisdictions’ Strategies for Identifying Needs and Providing Assistance, GAO-08-182, January 18, 2008 Federal Acquisition: Oversight Plan Needed to Help Implement Acquisition Advisory Panel Recommendations, GAO-08-160, December 20, 2007 Force Structure–Need for Greater Transparency for the Army’s Grow the Force Initiative Funding Plan, GAO-08-354R, January 18, 2008 GAO Performance and Accountability Highlights:… Continue Reading
Recent CRS Reports: Foreign Ownership of U.S. Financial Assets, Regulation of Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions
January 14, 2008 – Foreign Ownership of U.S. Financial Assets: Implications of a Withdrawal: “This report provides an overview of the role foreign investment plays in the U.S. economy and an assessment of possible actions a foreign investor or a group of foreign investors might choose to take to liquidate their investments in the United… Continue Reading
Publishers Announce Agreements With Universities on New Copyright Guidelines for Course Content in Digital Formats
Press release: “The Association of American Publishers (AAP) today announced that three universities – [text of the guidelines linked as follows] Hofstra, Syracuse and Marquette have reached agreement with the AAP on new copyright guidelines affirming that educational content delivered to students in digital formats should be treated under the same copyright principles that… Continue Reading
Report: Proposed Greenhouse Gas Legislation Will Not Hinder U.S. Economic Growth
January 2008 – Part 2 of The United States Environmental Protection Agency’s Analysis of Senate Bill S. 1766 in the 110th Congress, the Low Carbon Economy Act of 2007. The Low Carbon Economy Act of 2007 (S.1766) is designed to reduce U.S. emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs) from the production and use of energy. Part… Continue Reading
Global Entrepreneurship Monitor 2007 Executive Report
“The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor is the largest and longest-standing globally focused entrepreneurship research. Researchers from Babson College, the London Business School, and a university team for each participating country, explore the role of entrepreneurship in national economic growth. More than 200 scholars and researchers are currently participating in the GEM project. The results of GEM… Continue Reading
USA*Engage Marks Decade of Advocacy with Re-Launch of Website
Press release: “USA*Engage…re-launched its Web site, www.USAEngage.org, with new tools, issues pages, publications and other resources, which underscore the importance of diplomacy, trade and engagement between the United States and the international community…Since its inception more than a decade ago, USAEngage.org has been widely recognized as a resource for information about U.S. unilateral sanctions policy.… Continue Reading
Department of Commerce Breach Notification Response Plan
Department of Commerce Breach Notification Response Plan, September 28, 2007 (21 pages, PDF) This Plan identifies key Department officials who will serve on the Identity Theft Task Force (ID Theft Task Force) to develop strategies for handling data security breaches, including those incidents posing a potential risk of identity theft. In addition, the Plan specifies… Continue Reading
National Year of Reading Launced in the UK
Do you need to read books to be clever? By Denise Winterman, BBC News Magazine: “…books are hyped as life changing and a way out of crime, poverty and deprivation by Prime Minister Gordon Brown, who launched the National Year of Reading on Wednesday. Quite simply, they have the potential to open up new worlds… Continue Reading
Iraq Landmine Impact Survey – Final Report 2007
United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq, Iraq Landmine Impact Survey – Final Report 2007 (136 pages, PDF) “The contaminated sites, as estimated by local key informants, comprise 1,730 square kilometers of land. They affect the livelihoods and safety of more than 1.6 million persons. Please note that the contaminated area described above represents only that… Continue Reading
State Voter Registration Verification Websites
State Voter Registration Verification Websites: “States and territories are making it easier to find out your voter registration status. Here are the web sites and any special instructions needed to check your voter registration status….The Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP) administers the federal responsibilities of the Presidential designee (Secretary of Defense), under the Uniformed and… Continue Reading
