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Press release: “U.S. natural gas proved reserves increased 3 percent in 2006, rising to over 211 trillion cubic feet, the highest level since 1976 according to estimates released today by the Energy Information Administration. Additions to reserves replaced 136 percent of the dry natural gas produced in 2006. This was the eighth year in a …
“A credit freeze (sometimes called a security freeze) lets you stop the disclosure of your credit report by a credit bureau. As of November 1, 2007, the three credit bureaus are allowing all consumers nationwide to set a security freeze. Some states have specific security freeze laws; a list of states with security freeze laws …
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s Management of State Homeland Security Grants Awarded During Fiscal Years 2002 through 2004, OIG-08-03 (PDF, 44 pages) – New 11/05/2007 Management Letter for the FY 2006 FLETC Balance Sheet, OIG-08-04 (PDF, 16 pages) – New 11/05/2007 Progress Has Been Made But More Work Remains in Meeting Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 …
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released new rankings on fuel economy for 2008 models. Rankings include: Top ten leaders in fuel economy Ten models with the lowest overall fuel economy In each class, models with the best fuel economy In each class, models with the lowest fuel economy.
“CBS News 60 Minutes exposure last night of the Iraqi agent known as CURVEBALL has put a major aspect of the Bush administrations case for war against Iraq back under the spotlight. Rafid Ahmed Alwans charges that Iraq possessed stockpiles of biological weapons and the mobile plants to produce them formed a critical part of …
Press release: “A new World Bank study ranking 150 countries pinpoints the places where its easy or difficult to ship goods across countries, into and out of ports, and over borders. The Logistics Performance Index (LPI) and accompanying study, Connecting to Compete: Trade Logistics in the Global Economy, find that the countries with the most …
“The Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS) announced the release of a report to Congress on the interagency regulatory burden reduction effort spearheaded by OTS Director John Reich. The report details progress of the federal bank, thrift and credit union agencies on eliminating outdated, unnecessary and overly burdensome regulations. The 259-page report, issued by the member …
“The United States tops the overall ranking in The Global Competitiveness Report 2007-2008. Switzerland is in second position followed by Denmark, Sweden, Germany, Finland and Singapore, respectively. The rankings are calculated from both publicly available data and the Executive Opinion Survey, a comprehensive annual survey conducted by the World Economic Forum together with its network …
Progress Has Been Made But More Work Remains in Meeting Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 Requirements, OIG-08-01 (PDF, 34 pages) – New 11/02/2007 Technical Security Evaluation of U.S. Citizenship Activities at the Chet Holifield Federal Building, OIG-08-02 (PDF, 42 pages) – New 11/02/2007
Press release: “Import legislation under consideration by the House Energy and Commerce Committee (H.R. 3610, the Food and Drug Import Safety Act) would be valuable, but would still only partially solve the food safety problems threatening Americans, according to a new white paper published today by the nonprofit Center for Science in the Public Interest. …
“The Center for the Digital Future at the USC Annenberg School is pleased to present the results of the sixth year of our project, “Surveying the Digital Future.” The six years of longitudinal research comprise an absolutely unique data base that completely captures broadband at home, the wireless Internet, on-line media, user-generated content and, now, …
accenture 2007 Leadership in Customer Service: Delivering on the Promise, Executive Summary – “For nearly a decade, Accenture has tracked the progress governments have made in moving toward high performance through leadership in customer service. In this, our eighth and most far-reaching report to date…we find governments at an important crossroads. After years of focusing …
