OIG-08-24 – Maintenance, Rehabilitation, and Upgrading of Shore Facilities in Support of United States Coast Guard Missions, February 2008 (PDF, 41 pages) “The United States Coast Guard has been working diligently to maintain its more than 22,000 shore facilities. However, as each year passes, this task is becoming increasingly challenging. More than 80% of its… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: March 2008
DOE OIG Report on Security Policies and Procedures at Sandia National Laboratory
Unauthorized Weapon Discharge and Related Security Policies and Procedures at Sandia National Laboratory – New Mexico, February 2008. Continue Reading
DHS Review of FEMAs Use of Proceeds From the Sales of Emergency Housing Units
OIG-08-23 – Review of FEMA’s Use of Proceeds From the Sales of Emergency Housing Unit, February 2008 (PDF, 22 pages). “Starting in fiscal year 2005, and continuing through early 2007, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) officials used funds received from the sale of used travel trailers and mobile homes to partially finance the operations of… Continue Reading
Population Reference Bureau – Managing Migration: The Global Challenge
Population Bulletin, Vo. 63, No. 1, March 2008 – Managing Migration: The Global Challenge, by Philip Martin and Gottfried Zürcher. “The number of international migrants is at an all-time high. There were 191 million migrants in 2005, which means that 3 percent of the world’s people left their country of birth or citizenship for a… Continue Reading
FTC Issues Federal Register Notice Regarding Labeling Requirements for Biodiesel Fuels
News release: “The Commission has approved the publication of a Federal Register notice of proposed rulemaking regarding the labeling requirements for biodiesel fuels. As detailed in the notice…the Commission is proposing to amend the Fuel Rating Rule (16 C.F.R. Part 306) to include rating, certification, and labeling requirements for biodiesel fuel. The proposed labeling requirements… Continue Reading
CDT Releases Principles for Behavioral Targeting Privacy Tools
“CDT today released a set of privacy principles to help guide the development of software tools related to online behavioral targeting. Developed in consultation with members of CDT’s Internet Privacy Working Group (IPWG), the principles aim to bolster the development of tools for Web browsers and other software that empower users with the ability to… Continue Reading
Law School Enrollment Statistics For 2007-08 Show Only Slight Changes
News release: “A report on law school enrollment by the American Bar Association Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar showed that total enrollment by students seeking the Juris Doctor degree, the basic law degree, increased only slightly during 2007-08, while enrollment of first-year students was nearly flat, compared to the previous year.… Continue Reading
CDC: Linkage of the National Health Interview Survey to Air Quality Data
Linkage of the National Health Interview Survey to air quality data (Vital and health statistics, February 2008. Series 2, Data evaluation and methods). Authors, J. Parker, N. Kravets, T. J. Woodruff. “The objective of this report is to describe the linkage of the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) with air monitoring data obtained from the… Continue Reading
2008 China Military Power Report
American Forces Press Service: “China not only is a rising international economic power, but also is a rising military power with new and developing capabilities that have global implications, according to the 2008 China Military Power Report released today. The annual report mandated by Congress analyzes Chinas military development and strategy and says that the… Continue Reading
Recent CRS Reports: Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, Credit Card Market, Child Welfare Issues
February 28, 2008 – The D.C. Circuit Rejects EPA’s Mercury Rules: New Jersey v. EPA February 28, 2008 – Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty: Issues and Arguments February 27, 2008 – Consumer Product Safety Commission: Current Issues February 27, 2008 – The Credit Card Market: Recent Trends, Funding Cost Issues, and Repricing Practices February 26, 2008 –… Continue Reading
UN Security Council authorizes more sanctions against Iran over nuclear issue
News release: “The Security Council today imposed additional sanctions against Iran, including the inspection of cargo suspected of carrying prohibited goods, the tighter monitoring of financial institutions and the extension of travel bans and asset freezes, over its nuclear programme. Fourteen Council members voted in favour of the resolution, which voiced concern at the proliferation… Continue Reading
The Administration's Medicaid Regulations: State-By-State Impacts
Committee on Government Oversight and Reform press release: “Today Chairman Henry A. Waxman released a new report: The Administrations Medicaid Regulations: State-by-State Impacts. The report details the state-by-state impacts of seven regulations issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Service (CMS) that would make major, wide-ranging changes in Medicaid, the nations largest low-income health… Continue Reading
