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“The World Drug Report presents the most comprehensive statistical view of today’s illicit drug situation. This year’s edition reports signs of long-term containment of the global problem. However, the overall trend masks contrasting regional situations, which the report examines in detail. For instance, while an impressive multi-year reduction in opium poppy cultivation continued in South-East …
“In 21 States, you get periodic “holidays” from paying State sales tax on certain purchases. Thirteen States offer these tax free shopping this coming weekend (August 3-5) on items needed for Back to School. This means no sales tax on clothes, computers, and school supplies. Other States offer State tax free days other times of …
“Pew Internet today released a new commentary that analyzes existing gaps in home broadband adoption among Americans. The commentary suggests where stakeholders in the broadband debate might take aim if they want to do something to encourage those lacking broadband access to get off the digital sidelines.”
“On Wednesday, August 1, 2007 the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform held a hearing to examine what senior Defense Department officials knew about U.S. Army Corporal Patrick Tillmans death by fratricide. In April, the Committee held a hearing investigating the death of Cpl. Tillman.” Documents and Links: Testimony of Secretary Rumsfeld with attachments Questions …
Classified Funding in the FY 2008 Defense Budget Request Update, July 25, 2007 – by Steven Kosiak, Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments (CSBA). “Classified or “black” programs appear to account for $31.9 billion, or 18 percent, of the acquisition funding included in the fiscal year (FY) 2008 budget for the Department of Defense (DoD) …
Press release: “The United States Election Assistance Commission (EAC) has delivered a report to Congress on the expenditure of Help America Vote Act (HAVA) funds by state governments. The report covers election reform payments spent (including obligated funds) by states under HAVA Sections 101 and 102 through December 31, 2006 and under Section 251 through …
Congress’s Contempt Power: Law, History, Practice, and Procedure,” July 24, 2007 [via Secrecy News]
Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On Commission Enforcement of the Anti-Fraud Provisions of the Telemarketing Sales Rule; the Requirements of the National Do Not Call Registry; and the Credit Repair Organizations Act, Presented by Lydia B. Parnes, Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Before the Committee On Commerce, Science and Transportation, United States Senate …
Felony Sentences in State Courts, 2004: “Presents statistics for adults who were convicted of a felony and sentenced in State courts. The data were collected through a survey of a nationally representative sample of State courts in 300 counties in 2004. The number and characteristics (age, sex, race) of offenders who were sentenced to prison, …
OMB Announces Establishment of New Website to Assist Agency Implementation of Secure Configurations, July 31, 2007. (2 pages, PDF)
Serve, Support, and Simplify – Report from the Commission on Care for Americas Returning Wounded Warriors that presents six recommendations that make sweeping changes in the delivery of health care and services for injured service members (40 pages, PDF).
Statement for the Record before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, by Matt Jadacki, Deputy Inspector General, Disaster Assistance Oversight, July 31, 2007 (PDF, 10 pages)
