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Office of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGIR) – Anticorruption Efforts in Iraq: U.S. and Iraq Take Actions but Much Remains to be Done, July 30, 2008 “Since 2004, SIGIRs mandate was largely tied to the sizeable Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Fund; therefore, SIGIR focused heavily on audits of Iraq reconstruction projects. But …
Office of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction – July 30, 2008 Quarterly Report and Semiannual Report to Congress: “This 18th Quarterly Report to the Congress provides a new look at the relief and reconstruction effort in Iraq, presenting a provincebyprovince review of progress on reconstruction and capacitybuilding in four key areas of concern …
Fact Sheet, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement, Washington, DC, August 4, 2008: Dangerous Depots – The Growing Humanitarian Problem Posed by Ageing and Poorly Maintained Munitions Storage Sites Around the World, August 4, 2008.
News release: “U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) announced that a number of the largest American internet companies [Microsoft, Google, Yahoo], human rights organizations and other stakeholders have reached agreement on a voluntary code of conduct that would govern internet companies operating in countries where internet freedom is restricted, like China.” See also Senate Judiciary Committee, …
A National Study of Chronic Disease Prevalence and Access to Care in Uninsured U.S. Adults, Annals of Internal Medicine [subscription or fee req’d] Andrew P. Wilper, MD, MPH; Steffie Woolhandler, MD, MPH; Karen E. Lasser, MD, MPH; Danny McCormick, MD, MPH; David H. Bor, MD; and David U. Himmelstein, MD, 5 August 2008 | Volume …
Medicare: Covert Testing Exposes Weaknesses in the Durable Medical Equipment Supplier Screening Process, GAO-08-955, July 03, 2008 Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands: Managing Potential Economic Impact of Applying U.S. Immigration Law Requires Coordinated Federal Decisions and Additional Data, GAO-08-791, August 04, 2008
EPIC: “Senior members of Congress have requested details of Internet companies’ efforts to spy on their customers. The 33 targeted Internet companies, including AT&T, Time Warner, Microsoft, and Google, may be tracking the activities of Internet users. Congressman Edward J. Markey warned that “new technologies, such as deep packet inspection’ technologies, have the ability to …
“Physicians for Human Rights (PHR), in consultation with numerous African NGOs, government officials, and individual health professionals, is releasing a guide today that shows how even very poor countries can build human rights into their health workforce planning and raise the standard of health among their citizens. The document is called The Right to Health …
OIG-08-81 – Hurricane Katrina Multitier Contracts (PDF, 26 pages ) New 08/04/2008: “Hurricane Katrina, which struck the Gulf Coast on August 29, 2005, was the most destructive and costly natural disaster in United States history. It caused over $81 billion in estimated property damage and resulted in more than 1,500 deaths. Three weeks later, Hurricane …
Beach Water Quality Monitoring System: “This partnership effort between Earth 911, and participating states and communities will provide you with specific information regarding the most recent water quality conditions at your local beaches. You will also be given access to community-specific actions that you can take to help keep local beaches, coastal waters, and lakes, …
Planetary-Scale Views on a Large Instant-Messaging Network, Jure Leskovec and Eric Horvitz Abstract: “We present a study of anonymized data capturing a month of high-level communication activities within the whole of the Microsoft Messenger instant-messaging system. We examine characteristics and patterns that emerge from the collective dynamics of large numbers of people, rather than the …
News release: “The U.S. Climate Change Science Program (CCSP)…announced the release of the report Climate Models: An Assessment of Strengths and Limitations, the 10th in a series of 21 Synthesis and Assessment Products (SAPs) managed by U.S. federal agencies. Developed under the leadership of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), this report, SAP 3.1, describes …
