Department of Defense, 2008 National Defense Strategy: “The NDS describes our overarching goals and strategy. It outlines how DoD will support the objectives outlined in the NSS, including the need to strengthen alliances and build new partnerships to defeat global terrorism and prevent attacks against us, our allies, and our friends; prevent our enemies from threatening us, our allies, and our friends with weapons of mass destruction (WMD); work with others to defuse regional conflicts, including conflict intervention; and transform national security institutions to face the challenges of the 21st century. The NDS acts on these objectives, evaluates the strategic environment, challenges, and risks we must consider in achieving them, and maps the way forward.”
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Monthly Archives: July 2008
SEC, Labor Department Enhance Efforts to Protect Retirement Savings and Investments
News release: “Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Christopher Cox and U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao today agreed to make permanent their agencies’ longstanding relationship of sharing information on retirement and investments to protect the $5.8 trillion in retirement assets of American workers, retirees and their families held in employee benefit plans by signing… Continue Reading
DHS – National Emergency Communications Plan Released
News release: “The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released today the National Emergency Communications Plan (NECP) to address gaps and determine solutions so that emergency response personnel at all levels of government and across all disciplines can communicate as needed, on demand, and as authorized. The NECP is the nation’s first strategic plan to… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports: Airline Industry, Ballistic Missile Defense, Federal Information System Controls Audit Manual
African American Children in Foster Care: HHS and Congressional Actions Could Help Reduce Proportion in Care, GAO-08-1064T, July 31, 2008 Airline Industry: Potential Mergers and Acquisitions Driven by Financial and Competitive Pressures, GAO-08-845, July 31, 2008 Ballistic Missile Defense: Actions Needed to Improve Process for Identifying and Addressing Combatant Command Priorities, GAO-08-740, July 31, 2008… Continue Reading
Homeward Bound: Recent Immigration Enforcement and the Decline in the Illegal Alien Population
Center for Immigration Studies – Homeward Bound: Recent Immigration Enforcement and the Decline in the Illegal Alien Population, by Steven A. Camarota, Karen Jensenius, July 2008 “Monthly data collected by the Census Bureau through May 2008 shows a significant decline in the number of less-educated, young Hispanic immigrants in the country. The evidence indicates that… Continue Reading
American Lawyer Law Librarian Survey 2008
“Taking Care of Business – Librarians have become tougher advocates, savvier negotiators, and key contributors to their firm’s growth.” Competitive Advantage: Business Intelligence – finding, analyzing and leveraging it-reshapes the role of law librarians, by Alan Cohen, July/August 2008. Continue Reading
House Approves Consumer Product Safety Legislation
News release: “The U.S. House of Representatives today approved the Conference Report on H.R. 4040 the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act under suspension of the rules…This conference report represents the most significant overhaul of U.S. consumer product safety laws since the creation of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, said House Committee on Energy and Commerce… Continue Reading
New on LLRX.com – Commentary: Congress and Immunity for Telecom Eavesdropping
Commentary: Immunity for Telecom Eavesdropping – Beth Wellington’s commentary tracks the legislative path of retroactive immunity for telecom eavesdropping. Published July 30, 2008. Continue Reading
SEC Provides Guidance to Open Up Use of Corporate Web Sites for Disclosures to Investors
News release: “The Securities and Exchange Commission today voted unanimously to provide new guidance to public companies about how to comply with the securities laws while developing their Web sites to serve as an effective means for disseminating important information to investors.” Speech by SEC Staff: Commission Guidance on the Use of Company Web Sites… Continue Reading
Murtha Summary of the FY09 Defense Appropriations Bill
“Congressman John P. Murtha, Chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, announced today that the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense has marked-up the Fiscal Year 2009 Defense Appropriations Bill. The $487.7 billion bill is $4 billion below the Presidents budget request and $28.4 billion above the Fiscal Year 2008 enacted level.” Continue Reading
Committee Holds Hearing on Deficient Electrical Systems at U.S. Facilities in Iraq
Follow up to Committee Investigates Accidental Electrocutions of Soldiers in Iraq, today the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform held a hearing titled, Deficient Electrical Systems at U.S. Facilities in Iraq. The hearing examined electrical problems leading to the injuries and deaths of military personnel and the Department of Defenses management and oversight of contractors.… Continue Reading
President Bush Signs Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 Into Law
Follow up to Senate Passes American Housing Rescue and Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008, from the White House July 30, 2008 as the President signed the bill: “The Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008, which authorizes the Department of the Treasury to purchase obligations of housing Government Sponsored Enterprises (GSEs); reforms the regulatory supervision… Continue Reading
