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Office of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator (ISP-I-08-23) Feb 2008, Unclassified “HIV/AIDS has become the worlds most important public health crisis. Approximately 33 million people are infected worldwide; two thirds of those are concentrated in a dozen African countries. The number of new HIV infections each year worldwide is 2.5 million people. The incidence of …
Committee on Ways and Means Unemployment Extension Briefing Materials, June 9, 2008 Letters of Support for Unemployment Insurance Extension: A diverse set of bipartisan and nonpartisan organizations and individuals have declared their support for an immediate extension of unemployment insurance benefits, including leaders of State and local governments, economists, faith groups, advocates for working families …
Attorney General’s Report to the President on Executive Order 13,392, “Improving Agency Disclosure of Information” (posted 06/10/2008) “In the Executive Order, the President directed the head of each Executive Branch agency to designate a senior official (at the Assistant Secretary level or equivalent) to serve as that agency’s Chief FOIA Officer. So as to ensure …
Military Personnel: Army Needs to Better Enforce Requirements and Improve Record Keeping for Soldiers Whose Medical Conditions May Call for Significant Duty Limitations, GAO-08-546, June 10, 2008 Digital Television Transition: Broadcasters’ Transition Status, Low-Power Station Issues, and Information on Consumer Awareness of the DTV Transition, GAO-08-881T, June 10, 2008 Employment Verification: Challenges Exist in Implementing …
OIG: The Social Security Administration’s Internal Use of Employees’ Social Security Numbers. A-13-07-27164 06/09/08 “The Social Security number (SSN) was created in 1936 as a means of tracking workers earnings and eligibility for Social Security benefits. Nevertheless, the SSN has become a de facto national identifier used by Federal agencies, State and local governments, and …
“The Nation’s international deficit in goods and services increased to $60.9 billion in April from $56.5 billion (revised) in March, as imports increased more than exports.” (10 June 2008) FT900: U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services. Current Release: April 2008
Managing the Next Domestic Catastrophe: Ready or Not? by Christine E. Wormuth, June 6, 2008. Center for Strategic and International Studies “America is not ready for the next catastrophe. Years have passed since the 9/11 attacks and the response to Hurricane Katrina, but there are still no government-wide plans to respond to a catastrophe. There …
EPIC: “President Bush has signed Executive Order 12989 which gives the Department of Homeland Security authority to review employment eligibility for all federal employees and federal contractors. The decision to expand E-Verify comes after Congress rejected the President’s verification proposal and a federal court struck down the agency’s attempt to establish similar authority by regulation. …
Do Data Breach Disclosure Laws Reduce Identity Theft? Sasha Romanosky, Rahul Telang, Alessandro Acquisti, Heinz School of Public Policy and Management, Carnegie Mellon University “Identity theft resulted in corporate and consumer losses of $56 billion dollars in 2005, with about 30% of known identity thefts caused by corporate data breaches. Many US states have responded …
“Violence against women, including domestic violence, is the result of an imbalance of power in society. It is a human rights violation and a major obstacle to overcoming inequality between women and men. Despite positive developments in law, policies and practices, it still occurs in every Council of Europe member state at all levels of …
Securing our future: Report of the Commission on HIV/AIDS and Governance in Africa An initiative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations, 2008 “The Commissions brief was to advise African governments on the extent of the AIDS epidemics impact on African social, political and economic institutions and on the appropriate policy responses and programmes that …
News release: “The Food and Drug Administration is expanding its warning to consumers nationwide that a salmonellosis outbreak has been linked to consumption of certain raw red plum, red Roma, and red round tomatoes, and products containing these raw, red tomatoes. FDA recommends that consumers not eat raw red Roma, raw red plum, raw red …
