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Judiciary Chairman Conyers Demands Karl Rove Testimony

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News release: “Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) and Committee Members Linda Sánchez (D-CA), Artur Davis (D-AL), and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) announced three critical actions in the Committee’s investigation into allegations of selective or poltiically-motivated prosecution in the Justice Department. The Members today invited Karl Rove to testify before the committee; urged the Justice Department’s Office of the Inspector General and Office of Professional Responsibility to investigate those allegations; and demanded that Attorney General Michael Mukasey provide additional documents on this subject.”

Report: Lessons We Need to Learn from Provincial Reconstruction Teams in Iraq and Afghanistan

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House of Representatives, Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Oversight & Investigations: Agency Stovepipes vs Strategic Agility: Lessons We Need to Learn from Provincial Reconstruction Teams in Iraq and Afghanistan, April 2008, 84 pages, PDF. “The House Armed Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations chose to investigate Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs) because they are considered… Continue Reading

New GAO Reports: Combating Terrorism, Federal Government's Financial Management Systems, Humane Methods of Handling and Slaughter

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Combating Terrorism: The United States Lacks Comprehensive Plan to Destroy the Terrorist Threat and Close the Safe Haven in Pakistan’s Federally Administered Tribal Areas, GAO-08-622, April 17, 2008 Highlights of a Forum Convened by the Comptroller General of the United States: Improving the Federal Government’s Financial Management Systems, GAO-08-447SP, April 16, 2008 Homeland Security: Federal… Continue Reading

CBO: Growing Disparities in Life Expectancy

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CBO Issue Summary, Growing Disparities in Life Expectancy, April 17, 2008: “In a continuation of long-term trends, life expectancy has been steadily increasing in the United States for the past several decades. Accompanying the recent increases, however, is a growing disparity in life expectancy between individuals with high and low income and between those with… Continue Reading

FAA OIG: Air Traffic Control Modernization

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Air Traffic Control Modernization: “On April 14, 2008, we issued our report on the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) air traffic control modernization efforts. At the request of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, we examined three objectives: (1) trends in recent FAA capital spending, (2) changes in cost and schedule baselines of major acquisitions,… Continue Reading

House Homeland Security Committee Newsletter Focuses on Opportunities for Small Business Contractors

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Chairman, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson: “I began this newsletter to alleviate the gap that exists between the need for information about opportunities available at the Department and the ability to locate and disseminate that information in a timely and user-friendly manner. Similarly, my experience has taught me that the gap between need and ability also… Continue Reading

One In Five Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans Suffer from PTSD or Major Depression

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News release: “Nearly 20 percent of military service members who have returned from Iraq and Afghanistan — 300,000 in all — report symptoms of post traumatic stress disorder or major depression, yet only slightly more than half have sought treatment, according to a new RAND Corporation study. In addition, researchers found about 19 percent of… Continue Reading

Ruling on Preservation of White House E-Mails Awaited

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News release: “Today, the White House sought clarification from the court concerning its ability to restore missing records from backup tapes that are currently being preserved. The White House inquiry comes as the National Security Archive continues to await a ruling by the United States District Court for the District of Columbia on its pending… Continue Reading