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News release, Secretary Rice, March 11, 2008: “I am pleased today [to announce] the publication of the Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2007. In every region of the world, men and women are working peacefully, and often at great risk to themselves and their families, to secure human rights and fundamental freedoms, to …
“The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. said Monday that it has updated its survey of detailed deposit information for each of the industry’s more than 97,000 domestic branches.” “The Summary of Deposits (SOD) contains deposit data for more than 89,000 branches/offices of FDIC-insured institutions. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) collects deposit balances for commercial and …
House Democratic Majority Leader/AP: “Locked in a standoff with the White House, House Democrats on Tuesday maintained their refusal to shield from civil lawsuits telecommunications companies that helped the government eavesdrop on their customers without a secret court’s permission. But they offered the companies an olive branch: the chance to use classified government documents to …
News release: “A national database containing images of ballistic markings from all new and imported guns sold in the U.S. should not be created at this time, says a new report from the National Research Council. Such a database has been proposed to help investigators link ballistics evidence — cartridge cases or bullets found at …
News release: “Because warfighters rely on cyberspace to conduct the command and control of its forces, officials have outlined the strategic vision for the new Air Force Cyber Command. “Mastery of cyberspace is essential to America’s national security,” said Maj. Gen. William T. Lord, AFCYBER (provisional) commander who’s charged with bringing the command to operational …
“Tail Report has launched with the goal to map out how money is made in the blogosphere. Tail Report works by asking users to anonymously submit information about their site’s traffic, rank and monthly revenue. In return, the user receives a custom report detailing what other websites are making and how their revenue compares based …
Mental Health Advisory Team (MHAT) V Operation Iraqi Freedom 06-08: Iraq Operation Enduring Freedom 8: Afghanistan 14 February 2008. Office of the Surgeon Multi-National Force-Iraq and Office of the Command Surgeon and Office of The Surgeon General United States Army Medical Command.
News release: “Congressman Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, released a report entitled The Department of Homeland Security: Minority and Gender Diversity in the Workforce and Career Senior Executive Service, which examines the Departments workforce and in particular, identifies inadequate diversity amongst the Departments senior leadership ranks. This report marks …
Mercatus Center, George Mason University: Facts and Figures about Seven Years of Homeland Security Spending, Veronique de Rugy, March 3, 2008. “In this working paper, Veronique de Rugy discusses ten facts about Homeland Security spending since 2001.”
HHS OIG: Updated Corporate Integrity Agreements (CIAs), Certification of Compliance Agreements (CCAs) and Integrity Agreements (IAs), March 10, 2008.
Index of State Weakness in the Developing World – Transnational Security Threats, Foreign Aid, Developing Countries, Global Poverty, National Security. Susan E. Rice, Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy, Global Economy and Development. Stewart Patrick, Research Fellow, Center for Global Development. “The Index of State Weakness in the Developing World was designed to provide policy-makers and researchers …
House Concurrent Resolution on the Budget – FY09: H. CON. RES. 312 accompanied by House Report 110-543. Revising the cong. budget for the U.S. Gov’t for FY08, establishing the cong. budget for the U.S. Gov’t for FY09, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2010 – 2013.
