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Oversight of U.S. Efforts to Train and Equip Police and Enhance the Justice System in Afghanistan – David T. Johnson, Assistant Secretary for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs – Statement before the Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, June 18, 2008. “Ravaged by nearly 30 …
News release: “The Commission has approved publication of a Federal Register notice announcing final amendments to the agency’s Fuel Rating Rule. The notice…was issued pursuant to Section 205 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA). The EISA required the Commission to develop labeling requirements for biodiesel, biomass-based diesel, and blends of those …
January 2008 Preliminary Electric Power Generation and Fuel Consumption Database (06/18/2008): “Monthly electric power generation, fuel consumption, and fuel stocks data are released.” Wholesale Market Data (06/18/2008): “This site contains spreadsheets with wholesale electricity price data from the Intercontinental Exchange (latest update: June 9, 2008). The files contain peak prices, volumes, and number of transactions …
“The Department of Defense Inspector General released today the Comprehensive Audit Plan for Southwest Asia. The plan was facilitated by the DoD IG Joint Planning Group-Southwest Asia and includes the individual audit plans of the Inspectors General of the Department of Defense, Department of State, and the U.S. Agency for International Development; and the Special …
Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse [TRAC] Report: “Federal immigration prosecutions in March 2008 continued their recent and highly unusual surge, apparently reaching an all-time high, according to timely data from the Justice Department. The total of 9,350 such prosecutions was up by almost 50% from the previous month and 73% from the previous year. The dramatic …
“The World Information Access 2008 Report presents important trends in the distribution of information and communication technologies around the world. The 2008 WIA Report explores information access by looking at trends in the blogger arrests worldwide, diversity in the ownership of media assets in the 15 largest media markets in the Muslim world, and the …
Defense Infrastructure: High-Level Leadership Needed to Help Communities Address Challenges Caused by DOD-Related Growth, GAO-08-665, June 17, 2008 Intellectual Property: Leadership and Accountability Needed to Strengthen Federal Protection and Enforcement, GAO-08-921T, June 17, 2008 Long-Term Fiscal Outlook: Long-Term Federal Fiscal Challenge Driven Primarily by Health Care, GAO-08-912T, June 17, 2008 Millennium Challenge Corporation: Independent Reviews …
News release: “HOPE NOW, the industry alliance of mortgage lenders, servicers, investors, and counselors, today announced that its servicer members have agreed to a uniform set of procedures and guidelines that will greatly enhance the ability of homeowners to quickly receive the help they need and ensure that the assistance process is respectful, understandable, and …
News release: “The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods increased 1.4 percent in May, seasonally adjusted, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. This rise followed a 0.2-percent advance in April and a 1.1-percent increase in March. At the earlier stages of processing, prices received by producers of intermediate …
“As part of the May 30, 2008 Attorney General’s Report to the President on agency progress under Executive Order 13,392, Improving Agency Disclosure of Information, the Attorney General recommended that agencies submit to the President’s Management Council an Updated Status Report concerning any deficiency reported by the agency in its Fiscal Year 2007 Annual FOIA …
Proposed Rulemaking: Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in State and Local Government Services; Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations and in Commercial Facilities, [Federal Register: June 17, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 117)][Proposed Rules][Page 34508-34557]
WTO Trade and Labor Issues – Created by Stuart Basefsky for a presentation at the Special Libraries Association (SLA) Conference in Seattle, Washington on June 16, 2008.
