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Press release, December 20, 2007: “Secretary of Commerce Carlos M. Gutierrez today welcomed the final report of the Deemed Export Advisory Committee, a distinguished group of Americans commissioned by the Secretary in September 2006 to examine the complex issue of deemed exports. Deemed exports are the transfer of sensitive dual-use technology to foreign nationals working …
Natural Disasters: Public Policy Options for Changing the Federal Role in Natural Catastrophe Insurance, GAO-08-7, November 26, 2007 Defense Acquisitions: Status of the Expeditionary Fire Support System, GAO-08-331R, December 21, 2007
Des Moines Register Iowa Caucus Coverage, including an interactive graphic of How the Caucuses Work: Find candidate bios, the latest news, analysis, events, photos, videos, blogs, caucus history, candidate visits map, top Iowa caucuses links, latest Iowa poll results, FEC – money raised from Iowa donors, campaign cartoons.
“CDT has created a list to alert consumers about music download Web sites that charge fees and claim a large selection, but do not appear to have obtained licenses to ensure that users’ downloads from the site are legal. Consumers looking to download music lawfully for the new computers and MP3 players they receive this …
OIG-08-17 – Independent Auditor’s Report on DHS’ FY 2007 Special-Purpose Financial Statements, November 2007 (PDF, 171 pages). See also OIG-08-13 – FY 2007 Audit of DHS’ Internal Control Over Financial Reporting, November 2007 (PDF, 7 pages)
Ponemon 2007 Annual Study: U.S. Cost of a Data Breach – Understanding Financial Impact, Customer Turnover, and Preventitive Solutions: This study “was derived from a detailed analysis of 35 data breach incidents. According to the study, the cost per compromised customer record increased in 2007, compared to 2006. Lost business opportunity, including losses associated with …
US-China Business Council: 110th Congress, First Session, Legislation Related to China, as of December 20, 2007 (14 pages, PDF).
Rand Corporation Occasional Paper: Modernizing the Federal Government – Paying for Performance, by Silvia Montoya, John D. Graham: “Enhancing the performance of the civil service has been a central objective of the United States since the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 authorized a performance-based component to federal salary structures. In 2003, the National Commission …
Rand Corporation – Developing Robust Border Security Technologies to Protect Against Diverse and Adaptive Threats: Addendum – December 24, 2007 – Brian Jackson. Document submitted on December 17, 2007 as an addendum to testimony before the House Science and Technology Committee, Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation on November 15, 2007.
A History of U.S. Presidential Primaries: 1912-64, by Bob Benenson, CQ Politics Editor, posted December 25, 2007: “When it comes to electing the President, the modern campaign era has its roots 95 years ago when North Dakota held the first presidential primary. CQ Politics looks back and charts for you, election by election, how this …
