Defense Issues for the Next Administration, By Thomas Donnelly, Tim Sullivan. Posted: Tuesday, April 29, 2008. National Security Outlook, AEI Online, Publication Date: April 29, 2008. Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: May 2008
The Public and Broadcasting – How to Get the Most Service from Your Local Station
Press release: “In its recent Report on Broadcast Localism and Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, the Commission concluded that the record in the localism proceeding (MB Docket No. 04-233) revealed a substantial need for greater public understanding of broadcaster obligations, and of the procedures by which the Commission enforces those obligations. The Commission expressed its desire… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports: Residential Facilities, Defense Logistics
Residential Facilities: Improved Data and Enhanced Oversight Would Help Safeguard the Well-Being of Youth with Behavioral and Emotional Challenges, GAO-08-346, May 13, 2008 Defense Logistics: Navy Needs to Develop and Implement a Plan to Ensure That Voyage Repairs Are Available to Ships Operating near Guam when Needed, GAO-08-427, May 12, 2008 Transportation Security: Transportation Security… Continue Reading
State and Trends of the Carbon Market 2008
World Bank – State and Trends of the Carbon Market 2008, May 2008 (78 pages, PDF): “The global carbon market grew to a whopping US$64 billion (47 billion) in 2007, more than doubling over 2006, according to a new report from the World Bank highlighting the state and trends of the global carbon market. The… Continue Reading
DOJ Office of Information Privacy FOIA Posts – April 2009
“As announced previously by OIP, we are now posting up-to-date summaries of new court decisions. To facilitate their review, the cases are broken down by FOIA Exemption or procedural element and internal citations and quotations have been omitted. OIP provides these case summaries as a public service; due to their nature as summaries, they are… Continue Reading
DHS OIG Reviews of Customs, Immigration and Coast Guard Reporting
OIG-08-44 – Independent Review of The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Reporting of FY 2007 Drug Control Obligations (PDF, 9 pages) New 05/12/2008 OIG-08-43 – Independent Review of The U.S. Coast Guard’s Reporting of FY 2007 Drug Control Performance Summary (PDF, 10 pages) New 05/12/2008 OIG-08-42 – Independent Review of The U.S. Coast Guard’s Reporting… Continue Reading
Plain Language in Government Communications Act of 2008 Passed by House
H.R. 3548: Plain Language in Government Communications Act of 2008 – To enhance citizen access to Government information and services by establishing plain language as the standard style for Government documents issued to the public, and for other purposes. [UsabilityNews.com via Darlene Fichter] Continue Reading
Harvard Law faculty votes for 'open access' to scholarly articles
News release: “In a move that will disseminate faculty research and scholarship as broadly as possible, the Harvard Law School faculty unanimously voted last week to make each faculty members scholarly articles available online for free, making HLS the first law school to commit to a mandatory open access policy.” [John Palfrey via Darlene Fichter] Continue Reading
Wind Energy Could Produce 20 Percent of U.S. Electricity By 2030
News release: “The U.S Department of Energy (DOE) today released a first-of-its kind report that examines the technical feasibility of harnessing wind power to provide up to 20 percent of the nations total electricity needs by 2030. Entitled 20 Percent Wind Energy by 2030 (248 pages, PDF), the report identifies requirements to achieve this goal… Continue Reading
FinCEN's Strategic Plan for 2008 – 2012
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network Strategic Plan for 2008 – 2012 (05/08/2008) “As the administrator of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), FinCEN regulates the financial industry for anti-money laundering/counter terrorism financing (AML/CFT) purposes across a broad range of sectors, including banking, securities, insurance, money services businesses, casinos, and precious metals and jewelry dealers. The resulting public-private… Continue Reading
Department of Commerce OIG Semiannual Report to Congress
Department of Commerce Office of Inspector General Semiannual Report to Congress, March 2, 2008 (42 pages, PDF) “This report summarizes the work we have completed and initiated during this semiannual period on a number of important departmental activities, for example, NOAAs progress on the latest Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites and its efforts to protect marine… Continue Reading
GAO Report: DOD Business Systems Modernization
DOD Business Systems Modernization: Military Departments Need to Strengthen Management of Enterprise Architecture Programs, GAO-08-519, May 12, 2008 “The enterprise architecture programs within the Departments of the Air Force, Navy, and Army have yet to advance to a level that can be considered fully mature. Specifically, all three departments are at the initial stage of… Continue Reading
