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Daily Archives: January 8, 2011
DOJ Subpoena's Twitter for WikiLeaks Customer Documents
Follow up to previous postings on WikiLeaks, Salon posted a copy of the December 14, 2010 subpoena to Twitter Inc. from DOJ, U.S. Attorney, Northern District of Virginia, for information relevant to an ongoing criminal investigation. Salon: Court probes WikiLeaks Twitter info Continue Reading
CBO: Monthly Budget Review January 2011
Monthly Budget Review – January 2011 – Based on the Monthly Treasury Statement for November and the Daily Treasury Statements for December: “The federal budget deficit was $371 billion in the first quarter of fiscal year 2011, CBO estimates, $18 billion less than the shortfall in the same period of fiscal year 2010. Revenues were… Continue Reading
GAO: DOD's 2010 Comprehensive Inventory Management Improvement Plan
DOD’s 2010 Comprehensive Inventory Management Improvement Plan Addressed Statutory Requirements, But Faces Implementation Challenges, GAO-11-240R, January 07, 2011 “The Department of Defense (DOD) spends billions of dollars to purchase, manage, store, track, and deliver spare parts and other supplies needed to keep military equipment ready and operating. Given the need to support ongoing U.S. military… Continue Reading
HHS and EPA announce new scientific assessments and actions on fluoride
News release: “The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today are announcing important steps to ensure that standards and guidelines on fluoride in drinking water continue to provide the maximum protection to the American people to support good dental health, especially in children. HHS is proposing… Continue Reading
