Press release: “Amtrak today announced the deployment of its new specialized Amtrak Mobile Security Team to patrol stations and trains and randomly inspect passenger baggage. The Mobile Security Team supplements ongoing patrols already in place by Amtrak to enhance the safety and security of passenger rail travel. The deployment of the Mobile Security Team and the launch of random baggage inspection are further steps in Amtraks ongoing efforts to strengthen rail security as a means to minimize the risk of terrorist threats. The Mobile Security Teams will ultimately be deployed nationwide…The Mobile Security Teams squads may consist of armed specialized Amtrak police, explosives-detecting K-9 units and armed counter-terrorism special agents in tactical uniforms. They will screen passengers, randomly inspect baggage and patrol stations. These squads also may sweep through trains using K-9 units.”
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Daily Archives: February 19, 2008
FDA Proposes Guidance for Dissemination of Information on Unapproved Uses of Medical Products
Guidance for Industry: Good Reprint Practices for the Distribution of Medical Journal Articles and Medical or Scientific Reference Publications on Unapproved New Uses of Approved Drugs and Approved or Cleared Medical Devices, February 2008. “This draft guidance is intended to describe the Food and Drug Administrations (FDA or Agency) current thinking regarding Good Reprint Practices… Continue Reading
Hearing: Six Years Later (Part III): Innovative Approaches to Combating Terrorists
Ungoverned Territories, by Angel Rabasa. Testimony presented before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs hearing, Six Years Later (Part III): Innovative Approaches to Combating Terrorists, on February 14, 2008. “Despite the increased urgency of dealing with the threats emanating from ungoverned territories, the United States and other… Continue Reading
DHS FOIA Annual Report for 2006
DHS Privacy Office 2006 Annual Freedom of Information Act Report to the Attorney General of the United States, October 1, 2005 September 30, 2006 (61 pages, PDF) Continue Reading
Fidel Castro's Resignation Letter
This is the text of a letter from Cuban leader Fidel Castro published Tuesday by the Cuban state-run newspaper Granma, February 18, 2008. Continue Reading
New GAO Reports: Medicare Physician Payment, Emergency Transit Assistance
GAO’s Performance Plan for Fiscal Year 2009: Mission, Performance Plans, Resources, and Strategies, GAO-08-507SP, February 19, 2008 HUD and Treasury Programs: More Information on Leverage Measures’ Accuracy and Linkage to Program Goals Is Needed in Assessing Performance, GAO-08-136, January 18, 2008 Military Personnel: The DOD and Coast Guard Academies Have Taken Steps to Address Incidents… Continue Reading
Recent CRS Report:: Earmarks Executive Order, Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs, Veterans Exposed to Agent Orange
February 14, 2008 – Background and U.S. Relations February 13, 2008 – Earmarks Executive Order: Legal Issues February 13, 2008 – The Bali Agreements and Forests February 13, 2008 – Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs (CFLs): Issues with Use and Disposal February 12, 2008 – Side-by-Side Comparison of Flood Insurance Reform Legislation in the 110th Congress… Continue Reading
November 2007 Airline Traffic Data: 11-Month 2007 System Traffic Up 3.2 Percent From 2006
Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), Department of Transportation – November 2007 Airline Traffic Data: 11-Month 2007 System Traffic Up 3.2 Percent From 2006 Continue Reading
FDIC Reports Year-End 2007 Financial Results for the Deposit Insurance Fund and the FSLIC Resolution Fund
FDIC Reports Year-End 2007 Financial Results for the Deposit Insurance Fund and the FSLIC Resolution Fund – Unqualified Audit Opinions on Funds’ Financial Statements Issued by the Government Accountability Office, February 15, 2008. FDIC’s 2007 Annual Report Continue Reading
