Accurate, Focused Research on Law, Technology and Knowledge Discovery With Daily Postings Since 2002
Summary from the Federal Register, December 26, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 246)][Rules and Regulations][Page 73215-73218]: “The Civilian Agency Acquisition Council and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (Councils) have agreed on an interim rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to require use of Electronic Products Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) when acquiring personal computer products such …
January 3, 2008 – The Effect of State-Legalized Same-Sex Marriage on Social Security Benefits and Pensions January 2, 2008 – National Aviation Security Policy, Strategy, and Mode-Specific Plans: Background and Considerations for Congress December 31, 2007 – Pay-As-You-Go Procedures for Budget Enforcement December 28, 2007 – U.S. Foreign Assistance to Latin America and the Caribbean: …
Active Legislation 110th Congress (2007-2008), Updated January 4, 2008. Includes Popular Titles and Subjects, Agency Authorizations, Program Authorizations, Appropriations and Budget for Fiscal Year 2008, 110th Congress, 1st Session, Popular Reports, Public Laws, 110th Congress (selected). Subscribe to the weekly Hot Bills alert
Washington Post: FDA to Back Food From Cloned Animals – Move Would Defy Congress’s Wish for Delay: “Having completed a years-long scientific review, the Food and Drug Administration is set to announce as early as next week that meat and milk from cloned farm animals and their offspring can start making their way toward supermarket …
“Under the U.S. Presidents Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (Emergency Plan/PEPFAR), the U.S. Government has committed $18.8 billion to the fight against global HIV/AIDS, exceeding its original commitment of $15 billion over five years. This commitment reaffirms the United States historic leadership in the global fight against HIV/AIDS. President George W. Bush has requested that …
Background: “The proposed architecture of the 787 is different from that of existing production (and retrofitted) airplanes. It allows new kinds of passenger connectivity to previously isolated data networks connected to systems that perform functions required for the safe operation of the airplane. Because of this new passenger connectivity, the proposed data network design and …
“On 10 December, Human Rights Day, the Secretary-General launched a year-long campaign in which all parts of the United Nations family take part in the lead up to the 60th birthday of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) on Human Rights Day 2008. The UDHR continues to hold the world record as the most …
Press release: “In its 18th annual words of the year vote, the American Dialect Society voted subprime as the word of the year. Subprime is an adjective used to describe a risky or less than ideal loan, mortgage, or investment. Subprime was also winner of a brand-new 2007 category for real estate words, a category …
New York Times Magazine, January 6, 2008: Can You Count on Voting Machines? by Clive Thompson “In the last three election cycles, touch-screen machines have become one of the most mysterious and divisive elements in modern electoral politics. Introduced after the 2000 hanging-chad debacle, the machines were originally intended to add clarity to election results. …
