News release: “Between 2005 and 2006 the number of state and federal prisoners who were HIV-positive decreased 3.1 percent from 22,676 to 21,980 inmates, according to a report by the Justice Departments Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS). Another BJS report estimated that 44 percent of state inmates and 39 percent of federal inmates reported… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: April 2008
Proposed Regulations to Strengthen No Child Left Behind
News release: “On April 22, 2008, Secretary Spellings announced proposed regulations to strengthen and clarify No Child Left Behind. The proposed regulations focus on improved accountability and transparency, uniform and disaggregated graduation rates, and improved parental notification for supplemental educational services and public school choice. Below are documents that were released at the announcement. Fact… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports: Abstinence Education, Antidumping and Countervailing Duties, E-Mail Management by Federal Agencies, NTSB
Abstinence Education: Assessing the Accuracy and Effectiveness of Federally Funded Programs, GAO-08-664T, April 23, 2008 Antidumping and Countervailing Duties: Congress and Agencies Should Take Additional Steps to Reduce Substantial Shortfalls in Duty Collection, GAO-08-391, March 26, 2008 Federal Records: Agencies Face Challenges in Managing E-Mail, GAO-08-699T, April 23, 2008: “Federal agencies are increasingly using electronic… Continue Reading
Hundreds of EPA Scientists Report Political Interference Over Last Five Years
News release: “An investigation of the Environmental Protection Agency released today found that 889 of nearly 1,600 staff scientists reported that they experienced political interference in their work over the last five years. The study, by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), follows previous UCS investigations of the Food and Drug Administration, Fish and Wildlife… Continue Reading
New Nationwide Report Estimates that Roughly a Quarter of All Drivers in Some States Drove Under the Influence of Alcohol in the Past Year
News release: “Survey also reveals that 6-7 percent of adults in several states and the District of Columbia drove under the influence of illicit drugs at least once in the past year. A first-of-its-kind national report reveals that 15.1 percent of the nations drivers age 18 and older drove under the influence of alcohol at… Continue Reading
New GAO Report: FDA Initiatives and Drug Safety
Drug Safety: Preliminary Findings Suggest Recent FDA Initiatives Have Potential, but Do Not Fully Address Weaknesses in Its Foreign Drug Inspection Program, GAO-08-701T, April 22, 2008. “Recent FDA initiatives – some of which have been implemented and others proposed – could strengthen FDA’s foreign drug inspection program, but these initiatives do not fully address the… Continue Reading
DHS Proposes Biometric Airport, Seaport Exit Procedures
News release: “The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced today a notice of proposed rulemaking that will establish biometric exit procedures at all U.S air and sea ports of departure. The majority of non-U.S. citizens are already required to submit digital fingerprints and a digital photograph for admission into the country. The US-VISIT Exit… Continue Reading
CBO Cost Estimate for Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008
H.R. 5613, Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008, April 22, 2008: “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on April 16, 2008.” “H.R. 5613 would extend existing moratoria on certain regulatory actions taken by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) with regard… Continue Reading
DOT Proposes 25 Percent Increase in Fuel Efficiency Standards Over 5 Years for Passenger Vehicles, Light Trucks
News release: “Fuel efficiency standards for both passenger vehicles and light trucks would increase by 4.5 percent per year over the five-year period ending in 2015 a 25 percent total improvement that exceeds the 3.3 percent baseline proposed by Congress last year under an ambitious new proposal announced today by U.S. Transportation Secretary… Continue Reading
FCC Chairman Testify and Lawrence Lessig Testify on Future of the Internet
Written Statement of Kevin J. Martin, Chairman Federal Communications Commission Before the United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation hearing, Future of the Internet, April 22, 2008. “Thank you for inviting me here today to provide my thoughts on the future of the Internet and the Commission’s current role on some of the… Continue Reading
World Food Programme says high food prices a silent tsunami, affecting every continent
News release: “The World Food Programme (WFP) has said that high food prices are creating the biggest challenge that WFP has faced in its 45-year history, a silent tsunami threatening to plunge more than 100 million people on every continent into hunger.” WPF: Soaring food prices are affecting millions of people across the world –… Continue Reading
SIGIR: Progress on Recommended Improvements to Contract Administration for the Iraqi Police Training Program
Office of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGIR): Progress on Recommended Improvements to Contract Administration for the Iraqi Police Training Program, April 22, 2008. Continue Reading
