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D-2007-133 Defense Civilian Pay System Controls Placed in Operation and Tests of Operating Effectiveness for the Period of July 1, 2006, Through June 30, 2007 (September 28, 2007) (Project D2007-D000FB-0189.000) 132 pages, PDF.
National Space Society: Space-Based Solar Power As an Opportunity for Strategic Security – National Security Space Office Interim Assessment Phase 0 Architecture Feasibility Study, October 10, 2007 Executive Summary Full Report (including Executive Summary), 75 pages, PDF Photos and report of October 10 press conference Still photos and video of SBSP concept Some news reports …
Defense: FY2008 Authorization and Appropriations, updated September 28, 2007 Spending by Employers on Health Insurance: A Data Brief, October 10, 2007 Burma Sanctions: Background and Options, October 10, 2007 Federal Indian Education Programs: Background and Issues State Statutes That Proscribe the Use of Symbols of Fear and Violence with the Intent to Threaten, October 5, …
Grand Jury Handbook, Updated October 2007 (24 pages, PDF)
US Courts: “The updated versions of the various fees for federal court filings in appellate, district, bankruptcy courts and more are available online.”
Annual Report to Congress on the Information Sharing Environment, Department of Homeland Security’s Information Sharing Environment, submitted by Ambassador Thomas E. McNamara, Program Manager for the Information Sharing Environment, September 2007 (44 pages, PDF).
A mission to remember: Volunteers for the Library of Congress are racing against time to collect oral histories of America’s remaining World War II veterans. By Deborah Horan, Chicago Tribune staff reporter, October 14, 2007: “Since 2000, volunteers working with the library’s American Folklife Center have collected more than 50,000 taped interviews as part of …
Press release: “The National Institutes of Health (NIH) the nation’s medical research agency is launching one of the most extensive collections of genetic and clinical data ever made freely available to researchers worldwide. Called SHARe (SNP Health Association Resource), the Web-based dataset enables qualified researchers to access a wealth of data from large …
Press release: “New documents uncovered as a result of an American Civil Liberties Union and New York Civil Liberties Union lawsuit reveal that the Department of Defense secretly issued hundreds of national security letters (NSLs) to obtain private and sensitive records of people within the United States without court approval. A comprehensive analysis of 455 …
Press release: “The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today released the 2008 Fuel Economy Guide to help consumers make well-informed choices when purchasing new vehicles…Data show that hybrid vehicles continue to lead the government’s fuel economy ratings and hybrid technology can be effectively used to improve fuel economy. …
Defense Health Care: DOD Needs to Address the Expected Benefits, Costs, and Risks for Its Newly Approved Medical Command Structure, GAO-08-122, October 12, 2007 Financial Regulation: Industry Trends Continue to Challenge the Federal Regulatory Structure, GAO-08-32, October 12, 2007 Hazardous Materials: EPA May Need to Reassess Sites Receiving Asbestos-Contaminated Ore from Libby, Montana, and Should …
CFO Council and the Presidents Council on Integrity and Efficiency – Best Practices Guide for Coordinating the Preparation and Audit of Federal Financial Statements, September 2007 (13 pages, PDF)
