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Follow up to December 13, 2007 posting Senator George J. Mitchell Releases Report on Major League Baseball Investigation, this news: “A free, searchable database of The Mitchell Report has been released by askSam Systems. The askSam database contains a full-text searchable archive of George J. Mitchell’s report to the commissioner of baseball on the investigation …
Press release: “This statement responds to the Complaint Requesting Recusal of the Federal Trade Commission Chairman From the Pending Review of the Proposed Google-Doubleclick Merger (Petition), which was filed with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) by Messrs. Rotenberg and Chester on December 12, 2007. After reviewing the relevant facts and consulting with the FTCs Designated …
Press release: “The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) issued guidance [December 12, 2007] for use by financial institutions in identifying the continuity planning that should be in place to minimize the potential adverse effects of a pandemic. This guidance expands upon the contents of the Interagency Advisory on Influenza Pandemic Preparedness issued in March …
Press release: “As merchants get busier with holiday shopping, the Federal Trade Commission reminds them to be sure the credit and debit card receipts they give customers comply with federal law. To reduce the risk of fraud and identity theft, the electronically printed credit and debit card receipts given to consumers must not include more …
OIG-08-15 – U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s FY 2007 Internal Control (PDF, 23 pages) – New 12/14/2007 OIG-08-09 – Review of the USCIS Benefit Fraud Referral Process (Redacted) (PDF, 74 pages) – New 12/14/2007
Coastal Wetlands: Lessons Learned from Past Efforts in Louisiana Could Help Guide Future Restoration and Protection, GAO-08-130, December 14, 2007 The Democratic Republic of the Congo: Systematic Assessment Is Needed to Determine Agencies’ Progress toward U.S. Policy Objectives, GAO-08-188, December 14, 2007 DOD Travel Improper Payments: Fiscal Year 2006 Reporting Was Incomplete and Planned Improvement …
Press release: “Injury death rates nationally rose more than 5 percent after a twodecade period of decline, according to a study released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in today′s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. The report indicates the largest increases were seen in the 2029 and 4554 year age groups. The total …
Follow up to previous postings on judicial pay raises, today’s Legal Times, 12-13-2007: “The House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday approved a bill that would give federal judges their first pay raise in two decades, pushing them to the fore of federal earners. The bill, passed by a 28-5 vote, also would increase the workload for …
Press release: “U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary E. Peters today said the Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC) she created to review potential solutions to the gridlock hampering New York-area airports has completed its work and submitted feedback on a range of congestion-fighting possibilities for the region…The ARC report submitted to the Secretary does not make recommendations, but …
Strategic Plan FY 2007-2012: “This strategic plan establishes our vision and seeks to provide a roadmap for OIG to provide a worthy return on the United States taxpayers’ investment.”
Press release: “The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Director of the Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management (OCRWM) today released two independent assessments addressing areas critical to the overall success of the Yucca Mountain repository program. These assessments, which include an independent review of the OCRWM Quality Assurance (QA) Program and an independent review of …
The Long-Term Budget Outlook, December 2007 (62 pages) and Supplemental Data: Revenues and Spending Excluding Interest, by Category, as a Percentage of Gross Domestic Product Under CBO’s Long-Term Budget Scenarios Statement of Peter R. Orszag, Director – Congressional Budget Office, The Long-Term Budget Outlook before the Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives, December …
