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Employment Verification: Challenges Exist in Implementing a Mandatory Electronic Verification System, GAO-07-924T, June 7, 2007: “The opportunity for employment is one of the most powerful magnets attracting illegal immigration to the United States. The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 established an employment eligibility verification process, but immigration experts state that a more reliable …
“The G8 members are Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Italy, Japan, the United States of America, Canada (since 1976) and Russia (since 1998). The European Commission is also represented at all the meetings.” Press release, June 7, 2007: “The leading industrialised nations (G8) aim to at least halve global CO2 emissions by 2050. The Heads …
Follow up to June 5, 2007 posting Libby Sentenced to 30 Months and $250,000 Fine, see today’s press release, June 7, 2007: “House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers and Constitution Subcommittee Chairman Jerrold Nadler sent a letter to Vice President Dick Cheney, asking him to recuse himself from any involvement in issues related to the …
Following up on previous postings related to judicial pay, an announcement of a new resources on the issues: “Welcome to the new Judicial Salary Resource Center. The National Center for State Courts (NCSC) has published an annual Survey of Judicial Salaries for more than 30 years, and this Web site reflects a transformation in its …
Via Secrecy News: “The National Reconnaissance Office, the U.S. intelligence agency that builds and operates spy satellites, has released a redacted version of its declassification guide for review of historical records that also provides a unique overview of the agency.” National Reconnaissance Office Review and Redaction Guide for Automatic Declassification of 25-Year-Old Information, 2006 edition …
Press release: “Today, the National Archives announced the discovery of a new Abraham Lincoln message written in President Lincolns own hand to Major General Henry Halleck. The message, which was found among the Adjutant Generals Records in the stacks at the National Archives Building, is dated July 7, 1863. It is part of a collection …
Chairman Nadler Announces Hearings Series: The Constitution in Crisis: The State of Civil Liberties in America Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Subcommittee to Explore Administration Programs Threatening Americans Liberties; Kicks Off with June 7 Hearing on NSA Wiretapping Program WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-08), Chairman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on …
06/05/07 Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis (XDR-TB): Quarantine and Isolation 06/05/07 Iraq: Government Forrmation and Performance — Updated 05/31/07 Exporting Software and the Extraterritorial Reach of U.S. Patent Law: Microsoft Corp. v. AT&T Corp. 05/31/07 The U.S. Farm Economy — Updated 05/30/07 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs: FY2008 Appropriations 05/29/07 China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. …
Updated Economic Forecast: Joint Press Release of the Council of Economic Advisers, the Department of the Treasury, and the Office of Management and Budget (June 6, 2007)
2007-P-00026 EPA Needs to Take More Action in Implementing Alternative Approaches to Superfund Cleanups, [Report PDF – 45 pages] [At a Glance PDF] June 6, 2007.
According to the National Law Journal, The 50 Most Influential Women Lawyers in America. See also Washingtonian Reports Women Gaining in Court Clerk Contest: “…Fourteen of the 37 incoming law clerks are women, twice the number during the previous term, when the low number of female clerksseven of 37generated controversy.” [thanks Linda Greenhouse]
Follow-up to previous postings on the U.S. Attorney firings, copies of the latest document release are available thanks to TMPMuckracker.com, where copies are available in two sections: the first set is here and the second set is here.
