Monthly archives: May, 2007

Interpol Providing Law Enforcement Worldwide With Access to Stolen Passport Database

“Interpol is offering countries the opportunity to give their front-line officers instant access to its many databases. These databases contain millions of records of criminal information on individuals and property submitted by member countries, constituting a unique and vast collection of data that does not exist at the regional or national levels…Interpol manages a database …

Subjects: Government Documents

Public Interest Group Releases Report on Biogenerics

Press release: “Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) released today its report Biogenerics: What They Are, Why They Are Important, and Their Economic Value to Taxpayers and Consumers. The report estimates that if the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) was provided with the appropriate statutory framework to approve generic forms of biotech drugs for the marketplace, …

Subjects: Government Documents

State of the Carbon Market 2007

Press release: “The seventh annual World Bank carbon market intelligence study, released today at CARBON EXPO, shows that the global carbon market tripled in 2006—to US$30 billion from US$10 billion in 2005. The market was dominated by the sale and resale of European Union Allowances (EUAs) at a value of nearly US$25 billion. The projects-based …

Subjects: Government Documents

New Report – Transforming the Way DoD Looks at Energy

DoD Office of Force Transformation – Transforming the Way DoD Looks at Energy (138 pages, PDF): “In an environment of uncertainly about the price and availability of traditional energy sources, DoD is facing increasing energy demand and support requirements that it must meet it it is to acheive its broader strategic goals–notable, establishing of a …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

House Judiciary Committee Sends Four Crime Bills to the House Floor

Press release: “Today, the House Judiciary Committee approved four crime bills and sent them to the House floor for consideration. The bills were: HR 1700, the “COPS Improvement Act of 2007;” HR 916, the “John R. Justice Prosecutors and Defenders Incentive Act of 2007;” HR 1525, the “Internet Spyware Prevention Act of 2007;” and, HR …

Subjects: Congress, Cybercrime, ID Theft, Legislation, Privacy

FDA Critical Path Opportunities for Generic Drugs

Critical Path Opportunities for Generic Drugs , Office of Generic Drugs, Office of Pharmaceutical Science, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research – May 1, 2007. “FDA’s recent critical path initiative has focused on the challenges involved in the development of new innovator drugs, devices, and biologics. Some of the focus areas identified, such as manufacturing …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Judiciary Chairman Issues Subpoena For 'Lost' Karl Rove E-Mails

Press release: “Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), chairman of the Judiciary Committee, Wednesday issued a subpoena to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales (6 pages, PDF) compelling the Department of Justice to provide all Karl Rove e-mails in its possession related to the panel’s ongoing investigation into the mass firings of federal prosecutors. Rove, a senior political advisor …

Subjects: Congress, E-Mail, Government Documents, Legal Research

CRS Report – Veto Override Procedure in the House and Senate

RS22654 – Veto Override Procedure in the House and Senate, April 30, 2007: “A bill or joint resolution that has been vetoed by the President can become law if two-thirds of the Members voting in the House and the Senate each agree to pass it over the President’s objection. The chambers act sequentially on vetoed …

Subjects: Congress, Government Documents, Legal Research, Legislation