Background Checks for Firearm Transfers, 2006 – Statistical Tables [see also PDF version]: “This web page describes background checks for firearm transfers conducted in 2006. The statistical tables below provide the number of applications checked by state points of contact and local agencies; the number of applications denied and the reasons for denial; and estimates of applications and denials conducted by each type of approval system. Data are also provided on appeals of denied applications and arrests for falsified applications. The Firearm Inquiry Statistics Program is an ongoing data collection effort focusing on the procedures and statistics related to background checks in selected states. NCJ 221786.”
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Daily Archives: March 19, 2008
CNN: Casualties of the Iraq war
Iraq – “There have been 4,297 coalition deaths — 3,990 Americans, two Australians, 175 Britons, 13 Bulgarians, one Czech, seven Danes, two Dutch, two Estonians, one Fijian, one Hungarian, 33 Italians, one Kazakh, one Korean, three Latvian, 22 Poles, three Romanians, five Salvadoran, four Slovaks, 11 Spaniards, two Thai and 18 Ukrainians — in the… Continue Reading
CRS Report: Disability Retirement for Federal Employees
Congressional Research Service, Disability Retirement for Federal Employees, March 18, 2008. Patrick Purcell, Specialist in Income Security, Domestic Social Policy Division: “Federal civilian employees earn 13 days of paid sick leave per year. Sick leave can be used because of the worker’s own illness or injury or to care for an ill or injured family… Continue Reading
CBO: Analysis of FY2009 Budget, Testimony on Current and Projected Navy Shipbuilding Programs, Health Care Challenges
An Analysis of the President’s Budgetary Proposals for Fiscal Year 2009 (74 pages, PDF) The Long-Term Budgetary Effects of Three Specified Policy Scenarios, March 14, 2008 CBO Testimony: Statement of Eric J. Labs, Senior Analyst, Current and Projected Navy Shipbuilding Programs before the Subcommittee on Seapower and Expeditionary Forces Committee on Armed Services, U.S. House… Continue Reading
FCC Releases Data on High-Speed Services for Internet Access
News release: “The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) today released new data on high-speed connections to the Internet in the United States. Twice a year, all facilities-based broadband providers are required to report to the Commission basic information about their service offerings and types of customers pursuant to the FCCs local telephone competition and broadband data… Continue Reading
Brookings Scholars Examine the Future of Iraq
The Future of Iraq: “Five years after the U.S.-led invasion to oust Saddam Hussein, the debate on how the United States should proceed in the divided nation is as heated as ever. Although violence has declined, the U.S. military remains in a fight for peace and stability, while a divided Iraqi government has failed to… Continue Reading
First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton's Daily Schedules, 1993-2001
National Archives and Records Administration: “The William J. Clinton Presidential Library and the National Archives opened 11,046 pages of First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton’s White House schedules. These Presidential records are…now available [via this page at the William J. Clinton Presidential Library and Museum site]…These schedules are from the First Lady’s Staff files of Patti… Continue Reading
Public Attitudes Toward the War in Iraq: 2003-2008
Pew Research Center, Public Attitudes Toward the War in Iraq: 2003-2008 – March 19, 2008: “Five years after the start of the conflict in Iraq, many public evaluations of the situation in Iraq have turned more positive. But there has been no turnaround in the public’s opinion about the original decision to take military action… Continue Reading
Conference Report – Democratization in Africa: What Progress Toward Institutionalization?
National Intelligence Council Conference Report: Democratization in Africa: What Progress Toward Institutionalization? February 2008. “The purpose of the conference was to review and assess the trajectories of African states toward, or away, from increased institutionalization of democratic processes and practices. The conference was designed so that the review and assessment would be based on interactions… Continue Reading
IRS Releases 2007 Data Book
News release: “The Internal Revenue Service (IRS)…released the 2007 IRS Data Book, which is an annual snapshot of IRS activities for a given fiscal year. The report describes activities of the IRS from Oct. 1, 2006, to Sept. 30, 2007, and includes information about returns filed, tax collections, enforcement, taxpayer assistance, as well as the… Continue Reading
DOT Releases Study of Potential Environmental Impacts on Transportation Infrastructure in U.S. Central Gulf Coast
News release, March 12, 2008: “The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)…released a study on the potential impacts of climate changes and land subsidence, the natural sinking of an areas land mass, on transportation infrastructure in the U.S. Gulf Coast region. [the] release is phase one of a three part study. Complete report. CCSP, 2008 (PDF):… Continue Reading
