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DOJ OIG Testimony: The Role of the FBI at Guantanamo Bay

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OIG Testimony – Statement of Glenn A. Fine, Inspector General, U.S. Department of Justice before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight concerning “The Role of the FBI at Guantanamo Bay,” June 4, 2008.

“FBI agents in Guantanamo and other military zones were faced with interrogators from other agencies who used more aggressive interrogation techniques. The FBI ultimately decided that it would not participate in joint interrogations of detainees with other agencies in which techniques not allowed by the FBI were used. Our investigation found that the vast majority of the FBI agents deployed in Guantanamo and the other military zones continued to adhere to FBI policies and separated themselves from other agencies’ interrogators who were using non-FBI-approved techniques. In only a few instances did FBI agents use techniques that would not normally be permitted in the United States or participate in interrogations during which such techniques were used by others.”

State Department – Trafficking in Persons Report

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“The 2008 Trafficking in Persons Report on 170 countries is the most comprehensive worldwide report on the efforts of governments to combat severe forms of trafficking in persons. Its findings will raise global awareness and spur countries to take effective actions to counter trafficking in persons. The annual Trafficking in Persons Report serves as the… Continue Reading

HHS ONC-Coordinated Federal Health IT Strategic Plan

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The ONC [Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology] Coordinated Federal Health Information Technology Strategic Plan: 2008-2012 – Using the Power of Information Technology to Transform Health and Care. “The Plan has two goals, Patient-focused Health Care and Population Health, with four objectives under each goal. The themes of privacy and security, interoperability,… Continue Reading

Online Guide to the House and Senate Members of the 110th Congress

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“This online Guide to the House and Senate Members of the 110th Congress is intended to be a single point of access for Member information from several different official sources. Both congressional offices and the public will be able to: Access data concerning House and Senate Members from various publications including: the Congressional Pictorial Directory,… Continue Reading

Capturing King Coal: Deploying Carbon Capture and Storage Systems in the U.S. at Scale

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News release: “A WRI [World Resources Institute] analysis of the complex challenges that investors would face when deploying carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies shows that until government policies support large-scale demonstrations it is unlikely that CCS will be able to fulfill its potential in combating climate change. Carbon capture and storage, the process whereby… Continue Reading

Rand: Counterinsurgency in Iraq (2003—2006)

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RAND Counterinsurgency Study, Volume 2, Counterinsurgency in Iraq (2003–2006), by Bruce R. Pirnie and Edward O’ Connell. “The difficulties encountered by the United States in securing Iraq and Afghanistan despite years of effort and staggering costs raises the central question of the RAND Counterinsurgency Study: How should the United States improve its capabilities to counter… Continue Reading

New GAO Reports: Federal Disability Programs, Combating Terrorism, IRS's Internal Controls, Alien Detention Standards

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Federal Disability Programs: Coordination Could Facilitate Better Data Collection to Assess the Status of People with Disabilities, GAO-08-872T, June 04, 2008 Combating Terrorism: Guidance for State Department’s Antiterrorism Assistance Program Is Limited and State Does Not Systematically Assess Outcomes, GAO-08-875T, June 04, 2008 Management Report: Improvements Needed in IRS’s Internal Controls, GAO-08-368R, June 04, 2008… Continue Reading

OECD Economic Outlook No. 83, June 2008

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OECD Economic Outlook No. 83, June 2008: Twice a year, the OECD Economic Outlook analyses the major trends and examines the economic policies required to foster high and sustainable growth in member countries. This issue will cover the outlook to end-2009. This issue contains a special chapter entitled The implications of supply-side uncertainties for economic… Continue Reading

Search U.S. Forces Deaths in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom

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From the poughkeepsiejournal.com, users may search the U.S. forces deaths database for more than 4,500 men and women who have died in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. Search fields include: Last name, Home state or province, Service branch, year of death, and conflict (Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom). Continue Reading

Outbound Email and Data Loss Prevention in Today's Enterprise, 2008

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Proofpoint’s Outbound Email and Data Loss Prevention in Today’s Enterprise, 2008 report – [“the survey was fielded in the US, UK, France, Germany and Australia to explore global concerns.] “Email remains the most important medium for communications both inside and outside the enterprise. But the convenience and ubiquity of email as a business communications tool… Continue Reading

Expanding E-Government – Achieving Results for the American People

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Executive Office of the President: Expanding E-Government – Achieving Results for the American People, May 2008. “The Federal Government continues to improve services and deliver results through the adoption and implementation of the E-Government (E-Gov) initiatives and common government wide solutions. The departments and agencies continue to make great improvements in the area of security… Continue Reading

New Study Sheds Light on the Growing U.S. Wind Power Market

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News release: “For the third consecutive year the U.S. was home to the fastest-growing wind power market in the world, according to a report released today by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab). Specifically, U.S. wind power capacity increased by 46 percent in 2007, representing a $9 billion… Continue Reading