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Press release “Further expanding public access to its intellectual riches through the most popular Web destinations, the University of California, Berkeley, announced today (Wednesday, Oct. 3) that it is making entire course lectures and special events available, free of charge, on YouTube. UC Berkeley is the first university to make videos of full courses …
Telecommunications: FCC Should Take Steps to Ensure Equal Access to Rulemaking Information, GAO-07-1046, September 6, 2007 Elections: Further Testing Could Provide Increased but Not Absolute Assurance That Voting Systems Did Not Cause Undervotes in Florida’s 13th Congressional District, GAO-08-97T, October 2, 2007 Premium Class Travel: Internal Control Weaknesses Governmentwide Led to Improper and Abusive Use …
DHS OIG Independent Review of The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s reporting of FY 2006 Drug Control Funds, OIG-07-71 (PDF, 9 pages), Released October 3, 2007.
Press release, Sen. Patrick Leahy, Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee: “I am glad that Judge Mukasey has now returned the Judiciary Committees questionnaire (85 pages) providing important information necessary to begin a complete review of his record. The Committee will conduct the thorough review necessary for this crucial nomination, which comes at such a key juncture …
Energy Information Administration Country Analysis Brief on Iran, October 2007 (14 pages, PDF) “Iran is a member of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), and ranks amongst the worlds top three holders of proven oil and natural gas reserves. Iran is OPECs second-largest exporter after Saudi Arabia, and is the fourth-largest exporter of …
“CQ MoneyLine has created a shortcut for users to quickly access information on all the major presidential candidates this cycle. To visit this page, click here.”
On October 2, 2007, the House Oversight Committee …[held] a hearing to examine the use of private security contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan. “Previously undisclosed information reveals (1) Blackwater has engaged in 195 escalation of force incidents since 2005, an average of 1.4 per week, including over 160 incidents in which Blackwater forces fired first; …
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions hearing on Current Mine Safety Disasters: Issues and Challenges, October 2, 2007. [Links to witness statements] Related documents: NIOSH [National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health] report and BLM inspection reports Crandall Canyon mine chart #3 Crandall Canyon mine chart #2 Crandall Canyon mine chart #1
D-2007-131 Followup Audit on Recommendations for Controls Over Exporting Sensitive Technologies to Countries of Concern (September 28, 2007) (Project D2006-D000LG-0199.000) PDF and Summary D-2007-128 Hotline Allegations Concerning the Defense Threat Reduction Agency Advisory and Assistance Services Contract (September 26, 2007) (Project D2006-D000CF-0262.000) PDF and Summary D-2007-124 Purchases Made Using the U.S. Joint Forces Command Limited …
“Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA), Chairman of the House Committee on Financial Services, today announced that the committee will hold a hearing entitled, Systemic Risk: Examining Regulators’ Ability to React to Threats in the Financial System. Following up on the Committees July hearing with the Presidents Working Group on the Financial Markets that looked at lessons …
“The 2008 Presidential Election: “Every four years, voters head to the polls to elect our nations president. The process begins with a series of primaries and caucuses in the winter and spring, and ends with the November general election. To mark the start of the 2008 presidential election season, the Census Bureau has culled the …
Foreign Assistance: Multiple Challenges Hinder the Efficiency and Effectiveness of U.S. Food Aid, GAO-08-83T, October 02, 2007 Federal Emergency Management Agency: Ongoing Challenges Facing the National Flood Insurance Program, GAO-08-118T, October 02, 2007
