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DOD – Measuring Stability and Security in Iraq

Measuring Stability & Security in Iraq — (06/16/2008): “The following reports to Congress are submitted pursuant to the section entitled “Measuring Stability and Security in Iraq” of House Conference Report 109-72 accompanying H.R. 1268, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, 2005, Public Law 109-13.” “The strategic goal …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents, Legislation

FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance Program Guidance

Hazard Mitigation Assistance Program Guidance – Pre-Disaster Mitigation, Flood Mitigation Assistance, Repetitive Flood Claims, Severe Repetitive Loss, June 19, 2008 (227 pages, PDF) “The Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM) program is authorized by the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Assistance and Emergency Relief Act (Stafford Act) and focuses on mitigation project and planning activities that address multiple natural …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

New GAO Reports: Border Security, Coast Guard Strategies for Mitigating Loss of Patrol Boats, EEOC, Rebuilding Iraq

Border Security: State Department Should Plan for Potentially Significant Staffing and Facilities Shortfalls Caused by Changes in the Visa Waiver Program, GAO-08-623, May 22, 2008 Coast Guard: Strategies for Mitigating the Loss of Patrol Boats Are Achieving Results in the Near Term, but They Come at a Cost and Longer Term Sustainability Is Unknown, GAO-08-660, …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Committee Calls for Declassification of Information About U.S. Bases in Iraq

“Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Waxman sent a letter today requesting that President Bush declassify provisions in the “Joint MNF-I/U.S. Embassy-Baghdad Campaign Plan” that refer to U.S. military bases in Iraq and the timeline for their existence, as well as a GAO report issued today regarding this Joint Campaign Plan.”

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Freedom of Information

Bureau of Justice Statistics – Prison Inmates at Midyear 2007

Prison Inmates at Midyear 2007 – Presents data on prisoners under jurisdiction of federal or state correctional authorities on June 30, 2007, collected from the National Prisoner Statistics series. This annual report describes changes in the prison population during the first six months of 2007, compared to changes from yearend 2000 through yearend 2006. It …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Statewatch Analysis – Proposal on access to documents:Article-by-Article commentary

Statewatch Analysis, June 2008 – Proposal on access to documents: Article-by-Article commentary, Steve Peers, Professor of Law, University of Essex “The following Statewatch analysis looks at every provision of the access to documents Regulation which the Commission has proposed to amend, as well as several key provisions of that Regulation which the Commission has not …

Subjects: Freedom of Information, Government Documents

Treasury OIG: Modernized e-File System improvements will provide intended benefits to the IRS and taxpayers

Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, Improvements to the Modernized e-File System Will Help Provide Intended Benefits to the Internal Revenue Service and Taxpayers June 18, 2008. “The IRS does not have a formal process for identifying, reporting, and resolving issues related to tax returns processed by the Modernized e-File system, nor does it have …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents

Weather and Climate Extremes in a Changing Climate

News release: “The U.S. Climate Change Science Program and the Subcommittee on Global Change Research…released a scientific assessment that provides the first comprehensive analysis of observed and projected changes in weather and climate extremes in North America and U.S. territories. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change previously evaluated extreme weather and climate events on a …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents