Volume I: Drug and Chemical Control – 2008 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report: “The International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) is an annual report by the Department of State to Congress prepared in accordance with the Foreign Assistance Act. It describes the efforts of key countries to attack all aspects of the international drug trade in Calendar Year 2007.”
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International Narcotics Control Strategy Report Volume II, Money Laundering and Financial Crimes
“The International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) is an annual report by the Department of State to Congress prepared in accordance with the Foreign Assistance Act. It describes the efforts of key countries to attack all aspects of the international drug trade in Calendar Year 2007.” United States Department of State, Bureau for International, Narcotics… Continue Reading
The Biological Viability of the Most Endangered Marine Mammals and the Cost-effectiveness of Protection Programs
Marine Mammal Commission: The Biological Viability of the Most Endangered Marine Mammals and the Cost-effectiveness of Protection Programs, February 2008 Continue Reading
Safe at Home: A National Security Strategy to Protect the American Homeland, the Real Central Front
News release: “What is needed is a new national security strategy and a renewed commitment to homeland security, one that builds capabilities from the ground up rather than imposing unfunded mandates from the top down. Adequate resources must be committed to all dimensions of national power, not just one. Investments should not just enhance our… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports: Aviation Security, Chemical and Biological Defense, Medicare Advantage
Aviation Security: Transportation Security Administration Has Strengthened Planning to Guide Investments in Key Aviation Security Programs, but More Work Remains, GAO-08-456T, February 28, 2008 Chemical and Biological Defense: DOD and VA Need to Improve Efforts to Identify and Notify Individuals Potentially Exposed during Chemical and Biological Tests, GAO-08-366, February 28, 2008 Medicare Advantage: Higher Spending… Continue Reading
FTC Testifies Before House Appropriations Subcommittee on Consumer Protection in Financial Services
News release: “The Federal Trade Commission today presented testimony before the U.S. House Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, discussing how the Commission protects consumers at every stage of the consumer credit life cycle, from the advertising and marketing of financial products to debt collection and debt relief.” Prepared Statement of… Continue Reading
Statutes at Large 109th Congress, 1st Session
“Statutes at Large 109th Congress, 1st Session: The permanent collection of all laws and resolutions enacted during each session of Congress.” 109th Congress, 1st Session (2005), Volume 119 Only Continue Reading
Pelosi Letter to Attorney General Mukasey on Contempt Citations of Miers and Bolten
News release: “Today, Speaker Nancy Pelosi sent the following letter to U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey, informing him of the enclosed referral letter sent to U.S. Attorney of the District of Columbia Jeffrey Taylor on contempt citations of former White House Counsel Harriet Miers and White House Chief of Staff Joshua Bolten. Taylor is required… Continue Reading
SBA: Regulatory Review and Reform Top Ten Rules, 2008
Regulatory Review and Reform Top Ten Rules, 2008, Report on the Regulatory Flexibility Act from the Small Business Administration. Continue Reading
Federal Bureau of Prison's Efforts to Manage Inmate Health Care
DOJ OIG: The Federal Bureau of Prison’s Efforts to Manage Inmate Health Care, Audit Report 08-08, February 2008. “The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) is responsible for confining federal offenders in prisons that are safe, humane, cost-efficient, and secure. As part of these duties, the BOP is responsible for delivering medically necessary health care to… Continue Reading
Pew Report Finds More than One in 100 Adults are Behind Bars
Pew Press Release: “For the first time in history more than one in every 100 adults in America are in jail or prisona fact that significantly impacts state budgets without delivering a clear return on public safety. According to a new report released today by the Pew Center on the States Public Safety Performance Project,… Continue Reading
Committee on Rules Legislative Process Program 110th Congress
Overview of the Program and House Staff Resources, Section 1, chapter 1 of 2, January 10, 2008 Continue Reading
